Libraries of siloxane-polyurethane
coatings were designed, formulated, and s
creened using high-throughputexperimentation. Four independent variables that were analyzed were the mole
cular weight of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), presen
ce or absen
ce of poly(
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caprola
ctone) (PCL) blo
cks atta
ched to the PDMSba
ckbone, the length of the PCL blo
cks, and the siloxane polymer level in the
coating formulations. Inaddition to the siloxane libraries (3-aminopropyl-terminated PDMS and poly(
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caprola
ctone)-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-poly(
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caprola
ctone) (PCL-PDMS-PCL) triblo
ck
copolymers), the
coating formulationin
cluded a trifun
ctional iso
cyanate
crosslinker, trifun
ctional poly(
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caprola
ctone) polyol, 2,4-pentanedione(pot-life extender), dibutyltin dia
cetate (
catalyst), and a blend of solvents. The resulting
coatings were analyzedfor their surfa
ce energy and pseudobarna
cle adhesion both before and after aging the
coatings for 30 daysin water. The water and methylene iodide
conta
ct angle averages in
crease with in
creasing mole
cular weightof PDMS. Coatings prepared from PCL-PDMS-PCL triblo
ck
copolymers have lower surfa
ce energiesthan
coatings prepared from 3-aminopropyl-terminated PDMS; however, lower pseudobarna
cle adhesionresults were obtained for the
coatings prepared from 3-aminopropyl-terminated PDMS than
coatings preparedfrom PCL-PDMS-PCL triblo
ck
copolymers. The siloxane polymer level in the
coating formulations doesnot have a signifi
cant effe
ct on the surfa
ce energy of the
coatings, but it resulted in higher pseudobarna
cleadhesion.