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Nanocomposite Polyurethane Foams Via POSS Blends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Brock McCabe
Affiliation:
Univ of Southern California, Dept of Materials Science, Los Angeles, CA
Steven Nutt
Affiliation:
Univ of Southern California, Dept of Materials Science, Los Angeles, CA
Brent Viers
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA.
Tim Haddad
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA.
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Abstract

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsequioxane molecules have been incorporated into a commercial polyurethane formulation to produce nanocomposite polyurethane foam. This tiny POSS silica molecule has been used successfully to enhance the performance of polymer systems using co-polymerization and blend strategies. In our investigation, we chose a high-temperature MDI Polyurethane resin foam currently used in military development projects. For the nanofiller, or “blend”, Cp7T7(OH)3 POSS was chosen. Structural characterization was accomplished by TEM and SEM to determine POSS dispersion and cell morphology, respectively. Thermal behavior was investigated by TGA. Two methods of TEM sample preparation were employed, Focused Ion Beam and Ultramicrotomy (room temperature).

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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