Title
Polymeric nanocomposites containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes prepared via frontal polymerization
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2007
Abstract
Frontal polymerization (FP) has been successfully applied, for the first time, to obtain polymeric nanocomposites containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) in an amine-cured epoxy matrix. Variations of maximum temperature (Tmax) and front velocity (Vf) have been studied. A comparison of these products with the corresponding materials, obtained by the classical batch polymerization technique, demonstrated that FP allows a higher degree of conversion than batch polymerization. The products have been characterized in terms of their thermal behavior with DSC analysis. SEM and X-ray analyses revealed the morphology and the structures of the nanocomposites. The nanocomposites obtained by FP have the same characteristics of those synthesized, in much longer times, by batch polymerization. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
First Page
4514
Last Page
4521
Recommended Citation
Mariani, A., Alzari, V., Monticelli, O., Pojman, J., & Caria, G. (2007). Polymeric nanocomposites containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes prepared via frontal polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 45 (19), 4514-4521. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.22185