This study focuses on the application of the Diels-Alder reaction in the synthesis of thermoreversible polymer networks and compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends. The studied polymers are polymethyl methacrylate and polyurethane. Thermoreversible networks were obtained by a Diels-Alder involving furan-maleimide couple. The furan or maleimide functionalized polymers were obtained either by chemical modification of a commercial polymer (case of PMMA) or by polyaddition reaction (case of polyurethane). Networks were then obtained by DA reaction with maleimide coupling agents (bis-or tris-maleimide) for furan functionalized polymers or DA reaction with furan coupling agents for maleimide functionalized prepolymers. The thermoreversibility was highlighted by DSC, solubility tests (at high temperature) as well as rheology. Thermoreversible interpenetrating PMMA/PU networks were also obtained by Diels-Alder reaction and this is due to the presence of supramolecular interaction between the two phases
