Ithasbeenwellknownthatfluorinatedpolyurethanesexhibituniquelylowsurfaceenergy,biocompatibilityandbiostability,thermalandoxidativestabilityandnonstickingbehavior.Consequently,thesepolymershaveattractedconsiderableinterest.However,themechanicalpropertiesoffluorinatedpolyurethanesusuallydeclinewithincreasingfluorinecontents.Theblendingoffluorinatedpolyurethaneswithnormalpolyurethanewascarriedouttoachievebalancedmechanicalandsurfaceproperties.Itwasfoundthatpolyurethanewithgoodmechanicalpropertiesandlowsurfaceenergycanbeobtainedbyaddingasmallamountoffluorinatedpolyurethane.Thefluorinatedsidechainscaneasilymigratetouppermostsurfacesoftheblendsuntillthefluorinelevelatthesurfacebecomesalmostsaturated.Ithasbeenshownfromcontactangle,XPSandAFMmeasurementsthatonlyaslittleas0.34wt%offluorinelevelisenoughtoproduceasurfacesaturatedwithfluorine,andthefluorinelevelattheuppermostsurfaceisonehundredtimeshigherthanthatintheblendbulk.Thefinaloutersurfacestructuresofthepolyurethaneblendwereindependentofthecontentofthefluorinatedpolyurethaneintheblendsduetothesurfacessaturatedbyfluorine.
