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    Flexible starch-polyurethane films: Effect of mixed macrodiol polyurethane ionomers on physicochemical characteristics and hydrophobicity

    Year: 2018

    Journal: Carbohydr. Polym., Volume 197, OCT 1, page 312–325

    Authors: Tai, N. L.; Adhikari, Raju; Shanks, Robert; Halley, Peter; Adhikari, Benu

    Organizations: RMIT University; CSIRO Manufacturing, Australia

    Keywords: High amylose starch; Anionic polyurethane; Packaging films; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrophobicity; Strength; Flexibility

    One of the most critical limitations in synthesizing starch-polyurethane (PU) hybrid materials is their microphase separation caused by physical incompatibility. This paper reports that the physical incompatibility and microphase separation between starch and PU can be overcome by using specifically designed anionic poly(etherester)polyurethane (AEEPU). The AEEPU was synthesised by preparing isocyanate (NCO)-terminated pre-polymer using Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (BMPA), poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) and polycaprolactone (PCL). This AEEPU was physically mixed with glycerol plasticized high amylose starch (HAGS) at HAGS to AEEPU mass ratios of 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50. Higher AEEPU content in HAGS-AEEPU increased surface hydrophobicity and elasticity while the Young's modulus remained unaffected. HAGS-AEEPU film at 50:50 ratio was comparable to LDPE film in terms of elongation at break (187%), Young's modulus (383 MPa), and contact angle (112 degrees) and good transparency. These starch-PU films are expected to find increased application as biodegradable packaging materials.
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