Thermal and mechanical reinforcement of poly(methyl methacrylate) via incorporation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
POLYMERS & POLYMER COMPOSITES(2013)
Abstract
A series of inorganic/organic nanocompo sites were prepared by blending cage-like, hydroxyl-bearing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (HO-POSS) with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) in THF solvent. Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) and Si-29-nuclear magnetic resonance (Si-29-NMER) were employed to characterize the structures of the HO-POSS/PMMA nanocomposites. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the as-prepared composite films were smooth, and no severe aggregation of HO-POSS was observed when POSS content was less than 1.0 wt.%. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results showed that the incorporation of small amount of nanosized HO-POSS reinforced the thermal stability of PMMA. When 1.0 wt.% of HO-POSS was incorporated into PMMA matrix, the T-g and T-d, increased by 28.8 degrees C and 18.9 degrees C, respectively, due to the strong interaction between POSS cages and PMMA chains. However, higher POSS contents (>2.0 wt.%) deteriorated the thermal and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites owing to the phase separation in the composite matrix caused by the aggregation of POSS cages.
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