This handbook compiles data from many sources, exhaustively illustrating the complex principles involved in polyurethane chemistry and technology. Handbook of Polyurethanes represents invaluable information for corporations, universities, or independent inventors.

• Presents a general overview of the chemistry of urethanes
• Describes the various types of polyurethanes available to the market place
• Includes information on polyurethane suppliers and the equipment for making polyurethane material
• Contains numerous equations and tables

Handbook of Polyurethanes serves as the first source of information of useful polymers. This new book thoroughly covers the entire spectrum of polyurethanes - from current technology to buyer's information. Discussions include:

• block and heteroblock systems
• rubber plasticity
• structure-property relations
• microphase separation
• catalysis of isocyanate reactions
• synthesis of polyurethanes for thermoplastics, thermosets, and curable compositions by either heat or U.V. energy
• biomedical applications of urethane elastomers
• castables, sealants, and caulking compounds
• flexible and semi-flexible foams
• health and safety