Effect of DMPA-Clay-POSS content on thermal and mechanical properties of nanostructured lonomeric polyurethanes

  • Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
  • , Eun Young Kim
  • , Won Ki Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6981-6985
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume10
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clay
  • Nanocomposite
  • POSS
  • Polyurethane
  • TEM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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