I-Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), eneempawu zayo ezigqwesileyo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwayo ngokubanzi, iye yaba yenye yezinto ezibalulekileyo ze-elastomer ye-thermoplastic, eneemolekyuli zazo ezisemgceni ngokuhamba kancinci okanye zingenakucanda kwemichiza.
Zininzi izinto ezinqamlezileyo zomzimba ezenziwe ngamabhanti e-hydrogen phakathi kweetyathingi zemigca ye-polyurethane, edlala indima ekomelezayo kwi-morphology yazo, oko ke kunika iipropathi ezininzi ezigqwesileyo, ezinje ngeemodyuli eziphezulu, amandla aphezulu, ukumelana nokunxiba okuhle, ukumelana nemichiza, ukumelana ne-hydrolysis, phezulu kunye ukumelana nobushushu obuphantsi kunye nokumelana nokungunda. Ezi ndawo zibalaseleyo zenza i-thermoplastic polyurethane isetyenziswe ngokubanzi kumacandelo amaninzi njengezihlangu, intambo, iimpahla, imoto, amayeza kunye nempilo, umbhobho, ifilimu kunye nephepha.