I-Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), enezinto zayo ezinhle kakhulu nokusetshenziswa kwayo okubanzi, isibe ngesinye sezinto ezibalulekile ze-thermoplastic elastomer, ezinama-molecule aso ahambisana kakhulu nokuxhumeka okuncane noma okungenawo nhlobo amakhemikhali.
Kunama-crosslinks amaningi asemzimbeni akhiwe yizibopho ze-hydrogen phakathi kwamaketanga alinganayo e-polyurethane, adlala indima yokuqinisa ku-morphology yawo, ngaleyo ndlela anikeze izindawo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu, njenge-modulus ephezulu, amandla aphezulu, ukumelana okuhle kakhulu kokugqoka, ukumelana kwamakhemikhali, ukumelana ne-hydrolysis, okuphezulu futhi ongaphakeme lokushisa ukumelana futhi isikhunta ukumelana. Lezi zakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu zenza i-thermoplastic polyurethane isetshenziswe kabanzi emikhakheni eminingi njengezicathulo, ikhebula, okokugqoka, imoto, ezempilo nezempilo, ipayipi, ifilimu neshidi.