polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (poss)-containing polymer nanocomposites多面体低聚物的silsesquioxane(彼得)含有聚合物纳米复合材料.pdf

Nanomaterials 2012, 2, 445-475; doi:10.3390/nano2040445 OPEN ACCESS nanomaterials ISSN 2079-4991 /journal/nanomaterials Review Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-Containing Polymer Nanocomposites Ebunoluwa Ayandele, Biswajit Sarkar * and Paschalis Alexandridis Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260-4200, USA; E-Mails: eaa23@ (E.A.); palexand@ (P.A.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: bsarkar@; Tel.: +1-716-645-1183; Fax: +1-716-645-3822. Received: 19 September 2012; in revised form: 20 November 2012 / Accepted: 26 November 2012 / Published: 6 December 2012 Abstract: Hybrid materials with superior structural and functional properties can be obtained by incorporating nanofillers into polymer matrices. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles have attracted much attention recently due to their nanometer size, the ease of which these particles can be incorporated into polymeric materials and the unique capability to reinforce polymers. We review here the state of POSS-containing polymer nanocomposites. We discuss the influence of the incorporation of POSS into polymer matrices via chemical cross-linking or physical blending on the structure of nanocomposites, as affected by surface functional groups, and the POSS concentration. Keywords: