1. Synthesis of the Catalyst and Amino-terminated Polysiloxane Macromonomers

• Synthesis of the tetramethylammonium-3-aminopropyl-dimethylsilanolate catalyst (reported by Hoffman and Leir)
• Synthesis of α,ω-bis(3-aminopropyl)-polydimethylsiloxanes
• Synthesis of α,ω-bis(3-aminopropyl)-polydimethyl-methyl-phenylsiloxane

2. Molecular Weight Determination of Polysiloxane

• Theoretical molecular weight of polysiloxane
• Molecular weight determination of polysiloxane by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy
• Molecular weight determination of polysiloxane by titration

3. Synthesis of Polysiloxane-urea Elastomers. ATR-FTIR & viscosimetrical Characterization

4. Mechanical Testing

• Preparation of polysiloxane-urea elastomer films
• Stress-strain tests on polysiloxane-urea elastomer films
• Hysteresis tests on PSU elastomer films