Basic raw materials for the production of linear polyurethanes -- Reaction mechanisms occurring in the polyurethane production process -- General kinetic model for the diisocyanates and polyols polyaddition process -- Principal reactions utilised in the polyurethane technology -- Manufacturing methods for polyurethane elastomers -- Non-isocyanate methods for the synthesis of N-substituted linear polyurethanes -- Determination of molecular weights of linear polyurethanes by gelpermeation chromatography (GPC) and mass spectrometry (MS) methods -- Polyurethane ionomers -- Examples of copolymers with linear polyurethanes -- Microphase separation in polyurethane elastomers. Glass transition temperatures--analysis of phase structures by DSC, SAXS and AFM methods -- Intermolecular interactions free surface energy -- Thermal properties of linear polyurethanes -- Modern trends in property programming and in applications for linear polyurethanes.