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- Title
POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane) and its Applications.
- Authors
Singh, R. P.
- Abstract
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) has attracted considerable interest in materials science due to its well-defined nano-scale organic-inorganic hybrid structure. The uniqueness about this nanomaterial is that it has two unique features together in one molecule. First high strength attributed to the presence of inorganic cage part of the structure made-up of Si (silicon) and O (Oxygen) atom and second organic system compatibility due to presence of functional R group. The cage (inorganic part) can be covalently bonded to the various organic functional groups depending on the desired applications. The incorporation of POSS into polymeric materials provides dramatic improvements in polymer properties that include increase in thermal stability, oxidation resistance, surface hardening, improved mechanical and optical properties as well as reductions in flammability. Herein different variety and major applications of POSS have been reviewed.
- Subjects
SILICONES; MATERIALS science; NANOSTRUCTURED materials; MOLECULES; POLYMERS
- Publication
Man-Made Textiles in India, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 11, p378
- ISSN
0377-7537
- Publication type
Article