polymers Article Influence of Hard Segment Content and Diisocyanate Structure on the Transparency and Mechanical Properties of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Urea Elastomers for Biomedical Applications Natascha Riehle 1,2, Kiriaki Athanasopulu 1,2, Larysa Kutuzova 1,2, Tobias Götz 3, Andreas Kandelbauer 2 , Günter E. M. Tovar 3,4 and Günter Lorenz 2,* 1 Reutlingen Research Institute, Reutlingen University, Alteburgstr. 150, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +49-7121-271-2027 Abstract: The effect of hard segment content and diisocyanate structure on the transparency and mechanical properties of soft poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based urea elastomers (PSUs) was in- Citation: Riehle, N.; Athanasopulu, vestigated. A series of PSU elastomers were synthesized from an aminopropyl-terminated PDMS (Mn: − K.; Kutuzova, L.; Götz,