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Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) thermal degradation
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In this article, the mechanism of thermal degradation of substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) cages is studied in both inert atmosphere and in air, and the results show that Isobutyl and octyl substituted POSS undergo an almost complete evaporation when heated in inert atmosphere.About:
This article is published in Thermochimica Acta.The article was published on 2006-01-01. It has received 342 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silsesquioxane & Thermal stability.read more
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A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites
Harper Meng,Guoqiang Li +1 more
TL;DR: An up-to-date review on shape memory polymer composites with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil engineering, bionics engineering, energy, electronic engineering, and household products is presented.
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A review of shape memory polymer composites and blends
Qinghao Meng,Jinlian Hu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the research in shape memory polymers (SMPs) composites and blends achieved by numerous research groups around the world, mainly for five aims: (1) to improve shape recovery stress and mechanical properties; (2) to decrease shape recovery induction time by increasing thermal conductivity; (3) to create new polymer/polymer blends with shape-memory effect (SME); (4) to tune switch temperature, mechanical properties, and biomedical properties of SMPs; (5) to fabricate shape memory materials sensitive to electricity,
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Thermal exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride for effective enhancements on thermal stability, flame retardancy and smoke suppression of epoxy resin nanocomposites via sol–gel process
TL;DR: In this article, hydroxylated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) was prepared by heating h-BN under air, and then covalently incorporated into epoxy resin modified with (3-isocyanatopropyl)triethoxysilane to prepare epoxy resins by sol-gel process.
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Flame retardant polymer nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an approach to evaluate the properties of polymer-carbon nanotube composites in terms of their ability to resist fire in an industrial setting.
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Polymer/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanocomposites: An overview of fire retardance
TL;DR: A review of the recent developments concerning the use of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with enhanced fire retardancy is presented in this paper.
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Recent developments in the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers
Shuiyu Lu,Ian Hamerton +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of recent developments of the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers is presented in this article, along with their thermal stabilities and flame-retardant properties.
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Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Polymers and Copolymers: A Review
TL;DR: The synthesis and properties of homopolymers and copolymers of monomers containing inorganic-organic hybrid polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) structures are described in this article.
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Vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes; Spectroscopy and theory
TL;DR: In this article, the vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes are reviewed and the number of these modes is found to depend on the tubule symmetry and not on the diameter.
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Bridged polysilsesquioxanes. molecular-engineered hybrid organic-inorganic materials
Kenneth J. Shea,Douglas A. Loy +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how bridged polysilsesquioxanes are prepared, processed, characterized, and used, and described how attaching several "inorganic" cross-linking trialkoxysilanes on organic bridging groups permits facile formation of network polymers and gels with high levels of chemical functionality.
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Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes and their homo derivatives
TL;DR: A critical analysis of the present state of synthetic methods and mechanisms of the formation of polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes and their homo derivatives is given in this paper, where the data available on the structure, physico-chemical properties, reactivity, and application of the above compounds are summarized and systematized.