POLYURETHANE FILMS PREPARED BY ELECTRODEPOSITION FROM POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS

摘要

A process for preparing polyurethane films is disclosed, comprising electrodepositing the film onto a substrate from a polyurethane dispersion. One advantage of the electrodeposition process of the present invention is that there is no need for an additional step to remove coagulants from the films, as with conventional coagulation processes. Another advantage is that in using electrodeposition, the amount of water that must be removed during a dewatering step is minimized. A third advantage is that the resulting film demonstrates much greater uniformity in thickness as compared to films prepared by conventional coagulation techniques. The present invention has applicability in, for example, medical applications.