Medical Material
polyurethane
pol·y·u·re·thane [ pol-ee-yoor-uh-theyn, -yoo-reth-eyn ]
Subclass of:
Elastomers;
Urethane;
Plastics
Definitions related to polyurethanes:
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Group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate; used as elastomers, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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