Abstract
For the purposes of this chapter, polyurethanes are defined as polymers which contain urethane groups (-NH-CO-O-) in the main polymer chain. However, it is to be noted that in technologically useful polymers of this type the urethane group is not usually the principal group present; other groups such as ester, ether, amide and urea groups are generally contained in the polymer chain in appreciable number.
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Saunders, K.J. (1988). Polyurethanes. In: Organic Polymer Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1195-6_16
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