Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous dispersions of polyurethane polymers from which films can be formed which have enhanced hydrophilicity. The enhanced hydrophilicity is provided by hydrophilic moieties chemically incorporated in the polymer network.

Abstract: Photopolymeric polyurethanes are provided which have a polymeric backbone including recurring urethane or urea groups or both and which have unsaturated hydrocarbon groups attached to this backbone. These photopolymers are combined with a solvent and have a selected and controlled molecular weight and viscosity. The photopolymeric polyurethane solutions are especially useful in providing plates that have a layer including a photopolymer, particularly plates for printing or photoresists that have a photopolymeric layer over a layer of light sensitive diazonium composition.

Abstract: Amine-terminated polyetherurethane-urea polymers in a solvent, as for instance, isopropanol, toluene, and mixtures thereof, are chain-extended with as little as about 0.1 and up to 9 percent, by weight, based on the amine terminated polyetherurethane-urea, of a polyepoxide, such as a polyepoxide of p,p'-isopropylidenediphenol, of a phenolformaldehyde resin, epoxidized soybean oil, diglycidyl phthalate, and the like, to produce films, coatings, adhesives, and caulking having improved hydrolytic stability, and other improved physical properties.