Preparation and Characterization of Intrinsically Compatibilized Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Silicone Rubber

Front Cover: In article number 2100420 by Lan Cao, Chengzhong Zong, and co-workers, hydroxybutane-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) block thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is used as the matrix and methyl vinyl silicone rubber (VMQ) to prepare thermoplastic dynamic vulcanizates (TPV). PDMS essentially compatibilizes molecular chains, which not only affects the microstructure, but also has a series of effects on the macroscopic properties of TPU/VMQ-based TPVs.