Abstract
Two series of ionomeric waterborne polyurethane (WBPU)/POSS-clay hybrid nanocomposites were synthesized using various amounts of a diol-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)/clay (Cloisite 15A) component with two different 2,2-dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA) contents (13.58 mole% and 23.89 mole%). The 7g of WBPU/POSS-clay hybrid nanocomposite was shifted towards higher temperatures in comparison to virgin WBPU and WBPU/clay nanocomposites. The thermal stability of the investigated WBPU/POSS-clay hybrid nanocomposites also dramatically improved compared to pristine WBPU and WBPU/clay nanocomposites. The higher Young's modulus of the WBPU/POSS-clay hybrid nanocomposites as a function of optimal POSS content suggests that the organic-inorganic hybrid networks are significantly reinforced by the inclusion of POSS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6981-6985 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clay
- Nanocomposite
- POSS
- Polyurethane
- TEM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- General Chemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics