Polymer/POSS Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials Preparation, Properties, Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kalia, Susheel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pielichowski, Krzysztof (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials,
• Subjects: Polymers .; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Biomedical engineering.; Inorganic chemistry.; Materials science.; Polymer Sciences.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book provides an overview of polymer nanocomposites and hybrid materials with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS). Among inorganic nanoparticles, functionalized POSS are unique nano-building blocks that can be used to create a wide variety of hybrid and composite materials, where preci...

Table of Contents:

• Synthesis routes of POSS
• Design and Synthesis of Hybrid Materials with POSS
• Self-Assembly of POSS-containing materials
• Polyolefins with POSS
• Polyurethane/POSS hybrid materials
• POSS-containing polyamide based nanocomposites
• Dielectric properties of Epoxy/ POSS and PE/ POSS systems
• Porous Hybrid Materials with POSS
• Rubbers reinforced by POSS
• POSS as fire retardants
• POSS Hybrid Materials for Medical Applications
• Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials with POSS for Coatings
• Decomposition and Ageing of Hybrid Materials with POSS.