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TL;DR: In this paper, seven substituted derivatives of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) with general formula R7R′1 (SiO1.5)8, where R- and R′- were a cyclopentyl and a substituted phenyl group, respectively, were prepared, and their compositions were checked by elemental analysis, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy.

TL;DR: In this article, the thermal degradation of polystyrene based nanocomposites, containing as fillers novel dumbbell-shaped bridged POSSs in which two identical silicon cages R 7 (SiO 1.5 ) 8 (R = isobutyl), are linked to aliphatic bridges (CH 2 ) n of different lengths (n ǫ = 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10), was studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, the degradation of compounds obtained was studied by simultaneous differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry (DTA/TG) technique, in both inert (flowing nitrogen) and oxidative (static air atmosphere) environments, in order to draw useful information about their thermal stability.

TL;DR: In this paper, a thermogravimetric (TG) analysis of four well known polymers, polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), at various temperatures (in the 473-533 K range), in isothermal heating conditions was performed.

TL;DR: In this article, the properties of polyhedral Oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) of general formula R 7 R′(SiO 1.5 ) 8 were characterized by elemental analysis and 1 H NMR spectroscopy, and the results were in very good agreement with those of expected products.