OrganicInorganic Hybrid Polymers

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Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Polymers

• Adam Wise
• DREAM Program
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• July 15th, 2004

Advisor Dr. G. R. Palmese
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Organic-Inorganic Hybrids

• Take advantage of the properties of dissimilar
  materials
• Circumvent the limitations of polymeric materials
• Create new applications for plastics (space, etc)

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Integrating the Inorganic Component
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Integrating the Inorganic Component
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Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane
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POSS Passivation
Passivation Layer
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THF-PGE System as a Sandbox

• Allows easy and inexpensive exploration of THF
  retention in a polymer system
• Acts a springboard to further experimentation
  with more useful polymers

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THF Retention in PGE
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THF Retention in PGE
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THF effect on Molecular Weight
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Future Experimentation

• Examination of the effects of THF inclusion on
  the modulus of solid polymers
• Substitution of POSS-bearing isomers of THF
• Verifying the utility of copolymerized
  POSS-bearing species