Synthesis of POSS-polyurethane hybrids using octakis(m-isoprenyl-α, α′-dimethylbenzylisocyanato dimethylsiloxy) octasilsesquioxane (Q 8M 8 TMI) as a crosslinking agent

Elda Markovic, Kim-Anh Nguyen, Stephen Clarke, Kristina Constantopoulos, Janis Matisons, George Simon

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    Abstract

    A series of polyurethane hybrid networks have been synthesized using octakis(m-isoprenyl-α,α′-dimethylbenzylisocyanato dimethylsiloxy) octasilsesquioxane (Q8M8TMI) as a crosslinking agent. The formation of the urethane linkages within the polyurethane hybrids was confirmed by photoacoustic FTIR spectroscopy. The TGA and DSC studies demonstrated that the incorporation of the POSS crosslinking agents altered the thermal properties of the polyurethanes, and that this was dependent on the length of the polyethylene glycol chain.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5038-5045
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
    Volume51
    Issue number23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2013

    Keywords

    • differential scanning calorimetry
    • polyurethanes
    • thermogravimetric analysis

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