Molecular engineering with bridged polysilsesquioxanes

Douglas A. Loy, Kenneth J. Shea

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Abstract

Bridged polysilsesquioxanes are a class of hybrid organic-inorganic materials that permit molecular engineering of bulk properties including porosity. The briding configuration of the hydrocarbon group insures that network polymers are readily formed and that the organic functionality is homogeneously distributed throughout the polymeric scaffolding at the molecular level. The effects that the length, flexibility, and substitution geometry of the hydrocarbon bridging groups have on the properties of the resulting bridged polysilsesquioxanes are investigated. Details of the preparation, characterization, and some structure property relationships of these bridged polysilsesquioxanes are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)506-507
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
Volume41
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventThe San Francisco Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Mar 26 2000Mar 31 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics

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