Fabrication of UV-Curing Linalool-Polysiloxane Hybrid Films with High Refractive Index and Transparency

In this article,a series of high refractive indices(1.50-1.53)thiol phenyl polysiloxane(TPS)were synthesized via hydrolytic sol-gel reaction.The Fourier transform infrared spectra(FT-IR)and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra(NMR)results showed that TPS conformed to the predicted structures.Natural terpene linalool was exploited as photocrosslinker to fabricate UV-curing linalool-polysiloxane hybrid films(LPH)with TPS via photoinitiated thiol-ene reaction.LPH rapidly cured under UV irradiation at the intensity of 80 mW/cm^(2) in 30 s,exhibiting good UV-curing properties.The optical transmittance of LPH in the wavelength of 300-800 nm was over 90%,exhibiting good optical transparency.The water contact angle and water vapor permeability results showed that the introduction of phenyl groups enhance the hydrophobicity and water vapor barrier properties of LPH.The results indicated the potential of LPHs in the applications of optical functional coatings.

Film Morphology,Emulsification of Dodecyl/Carboxyl Modified Polysiloxane and Its Application Performance on Cotton Fabrics

The film morphology of dodecyl/carboxyl modified polysiloxane(RCAS) on cotton fabric or the silicon wafer was investigated and characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM),atomic force microscope(AFM),and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR).Experimental results indicate that RCAS is a good film forming material on different substrates.Relatively smooth film was formed on cotton fabric surface,on which the grooves disappeared.In addition,RCAS formed a micromorphology inhomogeneous and unsmooth film on the silicon wafer.Many high or low bright peaks distributed randomly on the film surface,especially as the field was 2μm×2 μm and the date scale was 5 nm in AFM observation.Then RCAS was emulsified with nonionic surfactant alkyl polyoxyethylene ether in order to achieve a transparent organosilicon emulsion-RCAS emulsion(RCSE),which possessed good stability.The properties of RCSE and its application performance on cotton fabrics were investigated and characterized by transmission electron microscope(TEM),particle size analysis,and voltage test instrument.The results show that the average particle size of RCAS emulsion is 28.32 nm,while the ζ voltage is-37.88 mV.Compared with untreatd cotton fabric,the softness of treated fabric can be improved with RCSE to a certain extent.At the same time,the fabric treated with RCSE acquires unique fluffy and soft handle.

Separation Properties of a New Polysiloxane-Anchored β-Cyclodextrin Derivative as Gas Chromatography Stationary Phase

A new capillary gas chromatography stationary phase, monokis (2,6 di O benzyl 3 O propyl (3’)) hexakis(2,6 di O benzyl 3 O methyl) β CD bonded polysiloxane, was synthesized. It exhibited separation abilities to disubstituted benzene isomers and some chiral solutes. It was also found that the polarity of CD derivatives can be lowered both by chemically bonding it to polysiloxane and by diluting it in polysiloxane. The separation abilities of the polysiloxane anchored CDs (SP CD) are higher than that of the unbonded CDs (S CD) and the diluted S CD at lower column temperature. Hydrosilylation reaction is one of the best methods to lower the operating temperature of CDs.

Synthesis and Characterization of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes

Side chain liquid crystalline golysiloxanes conta ing biphenyl and benzyl ether mesogen were synthesized by the hydrosilation of poly(methylhydrcsiloxane) with 4-(4-allyloxybenzytoxy)-4'- methoxybiphenyl(M_1),4-(4-allyloxybenzyloxy)-4'-ethoxybiphenyl(M_2),4-(4-allyloxybenzyloxy)-4'- propoxybiphenyl(M_3),4-(4-allyloxybenzyloxy)-4'-butoxybiphenyl(M_4),4-(4-allyloxybenzyloxy)-4'- pentyloxybiphenyl(M_5).The phase behavior of monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals was chararcterized by differential scanning calorimetry and optical polarization microscopy.Both the monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals exhibit liquid crystal behaviors.

INFLUENCE OF SILOXANE CO-SEGMENT LENGTH AND CONTENT OF WATERBORNE POLYSILOXANE-URETHANE COPOLYMERS ON THEIR WATER RESISTANCE,THERMAL STABILITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

A series of stable waterborne polysiloxaneurethane （WPSUR） dispersions were prepared using amino-terminated polydimethylsiloxane （NS）, dimethylolpropionic acid （DMPA）, castor oil, polypropylene glycol and toluene diisocyanate. Meanwhile, NS with different molecular weights was synthesized and used as the soft co-segment. Effects of types and contents of soft co-segments as well as chain extenders on the thermal degradation and stability for WPSUR films were examined. Results reveal that WPSUR films exhibit excellent water resistance and mechanical properties as compared with pure polyurethane （PU） films, and the NS soft co-segment possesses a remarkable effect on the second stage （stage Ⅱ）, while the content of the hard segment is propitious to the initial stage （stage Ⅰ）. Moreover, the highest temperature of stage Ⅱ （T2m） for WPSUR films using NS as soft co-segment is 413℃, approximately being 30℃ higher than that of those typical PUs using HDA and APDMS as the chain extenders, respectively.

Synthesis of a New Polysiloxane Modified Polyurethane

In this paper, a new polymer of polysiloxane modified polyurethane was synthesized by using H-containing silicone oil, toluene diisocyanate（TDI）, 1,4-butanediol and unsaturated polyether.

Preparation of Nano-SiO_2/Amino-modified Polysiloxane Hybrid Superhydrophobic Coating and Thermal-stability Characterization

We put forward a large-area and cost-effective method to fabricate superhydrophobic coating by introducing in-situ functionalized nano-SiO2 into side-amino modified hydroxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane （SA-HTPDMS） curing system. With the characterization using water contact angle （WCA） tester, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, atomic force microscopy （AFM） and simultaneous thermal analysis, the as-prepared coating displayed a tremendous WCA of 154.8±1°, sliding angle （SA） about 3.5° and stable self-cleaning property range from -10 to 80 ℃. It was also found that the synergistic effect of surface micro-nano hierarchical structure and chemical hydrophobicity, stability from matrix had made contributions to the superhydrophobicity and excellent heat resistance up to 300 ℃.

The Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Polysiloxane /Polymethylacrylate IPNs Materials

Polydimethylsiloxane/ polymethylacrylate （ PDMS/ PMA ） interpenetratrating polymer networks （IPNs） was fabricated by simultaneous synthesis and characterized by thermogravimetry （ TG ）. The kinetics of the thermal decomposition of polysiloxane/ polymethylacrylate IPNs in N2 and air was studied at different heating rates. It was observed that there were two decomposition peaks both in N2 and air, which showed that thermal decomposition process obeyed two-step pyrolysis mechanism and accorded with the two compositions of IPN. Kinetic parameters were determined during simultaneous integration of the Doyle equation and the IPN/ s kinetics equation was one-order equation in N2 and Air. The decomposition activation energy in N2 and air were 147. 405 kJ· monl^-1 and 192.656 kJ·monl^-1 respectively.

NOVEL SULPHONATED POLYSILOXANE POLYUREA-URETHANE IONOMERS

A series of novel polysiloxane polyurea-urethane blockcopolymers based on methylene bis(p-phenylisocyanate (MDI), sodium-s-1,2-dihydroxy propyl sulphonate (SDPS) and aminopropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (ATPS) was synthesized with varying length of soft segments and neutralizing cation. The effect of the chemical composition and the cation on the morphology and mechanical properties of the samples were studied. It was found that the SDPS chain extender based samples have definite chemical structure (-MDI-SDPS-MDI-ATPS-). As the length of the soft segment increases, an improvement of phase separation was observed. In addition, when SO3Na was translated into SO3H or the sulphonic acid groups were neutralized with different charge cations (Na+, Zn2+ and Al3+), the morphology and mechanical properties changed greatly.

SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYSILOXANES CONTAINING CROWN ETHER AND BENZYL ETHER MOIETIES

Two kinds of side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing crown ether and benzyl ether were synthesized and characterized by optical polarization microscopy. Both the monomeric liquid crystals and polymeric liquid crystals show smectic phases.

A novel ionic liquids grafted polysiloxane for capillary gas chromatography

A new ionic liquids grafted polysiloxane used as stationary phase for capillary gas chromatography （CGC） is described. The stationary phase of 1-vinyl-3-hexylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate anchored to polysiloxane （PMHS-[VHIm][PF6]） was synthe- sized, characterized and coated onto capillary columns by static coating. The results show that the present stationary phase exhibits a very good chromatographic resolution and selectivity for Grob test mixture and alcohols with baseline resolution and symmetry peaks. The present work suggests that novel stationary phase has a great potential for further development and application. 2009 Mei Ling Qi. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Synthesis and Characterization of Sidechain Liquid Cryastalline Polysiloxanes Containting Either Cholesteryl or Cyanobiphenyl Mesogenic Groups

A series of side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing either cholesteryl or cyanobiphenyl mesogenic groups were synthesized by the hydrosilylation reaction of a polysiloxane containing Si H group with a vinyl terminated compound containing the mesogenic group. Their chemical structures were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, and elemental analysis, Their phase behaviors were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, optical polarizing microscope, and X ray diffraction techniques. The results show that all these polysiloxanes except PⅤ display smectic or nematic mesonorphism or both. The dependence of phase transition temperature on the rigidity of mesogenic unit. the length of spacer group, and the flexibility of Si(CH 3) 2O chain is also described.

Silica-supported Polysiloxanes with Dithiacrown Ether Groups and Their Platinum Complexes

The present paper represents the syntheses of polypropyloxymethyldithia 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 supported on silica and their platinum complexes. The platinum complexes are effective catalysts for the hydrosilylation of olefins with triethoxysilane. The influences of temperature, amount of platinum complexes used and the nature of olefins used on the catalytic activity of the complexes are also investigated in this paper.

Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

Excellent mechanical properties are the prerequisite for the application of superhydrophobic polymer coatings.However,significantly improving the mechanical properties without affecting other properties such as hydrophobicity is a huge challenge.In this study,a superhydrophobic coating with excellent mechanical properties was prepared by spraying a mixture of polysiloxane resins based on three siloxane monomers,hexadecyltrimethoxysilane(HDTMS) modified nano-SiO_(2)particles(SiO_(2)-HDTMS) and polystyrene-grafted halloysite nanotubes(HNTs-PS).SiO_(2)-HDTMS dispersed homogeneously in polysiloxane coatings and the water contact angle of corresponding coating exceeding 150°,achieving superhydrophobicity.The SiO_(2)-HDTMS/HNTs-PS/polysiloxane composite coatings showed excellent abrasion resistance with the water coating contact angle remaining above 150°after 90 abrasion cycles,indicating that HNTs-PS can significantly improve the mechanical properties of the coating without affecting the hydrophobic properties of the coating.The achieved coating also exhibited excellent antifouling and acid and alkali corrosion resistance.This work provides a convenient and ecologically friendly method to prepare superhydrophobic polysiloxane composite coating with excellent mechanical properties,which is promising in the application of anti-fouling,anti-corrosion,and oil-water separation etc.

MODIFICATION OF EPOXY RESINS WITH PHENOLIC HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYSILOXANE

Phenolic hydroxyl-terminated polysiloxanes were incorporated into epoxy resins to reduce the internal stress owing to the mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Polysiloxane-epoxy resin block copolymers were made by a pre-reaction step prior to the curing. In the cured resin, the domain size of the polysiloxane phase depended on the structure of the phenolic hydroxyl-terminated polysiloxane. It was found that the modulus of the cured resin depended largely on the level of the modifier, while the CTE was affected greatly by the structure of the polysiloxane. By means of incorporating a few percent of methylphenylsiloxane unit into the polydimethylsiloxane chain, or by introducing; more compatible end-capping groups, the compounds of more effective low stress modifiers were synthesized.

Template Polymerization Based on Stober Method:an Improved Method for Fabrication of Hollow Polysiloxane Spheres

A modified Stober method has been developed which permits the controlled growth of spherical hollow spheres with diameters between 197 and 208 nanometers by consecutively cocondensed methyltrimethoxysilane and dimethyldimethoxysilane monomers onto microemulsion of polydimethylsiloxane and subsequently removing the templated polydimethylsiloxane by exposure to solvents. Ammonia was used as a morphological catalyst. The morphology of the polymer spheres was demonstrated by transmission electron micrographs （TEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）.

Polysiloxane with Pendant Benzo Crown Ether via a Spacer of Undecyloxymethyl as Stationary Phase for Capillary Chromatography

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Syntheses and Characterization of New Chiral Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes

A new serial chiral side-chain liquid crystal polysiloxanes containing L-Tyr structures were synthesized at room temperature. Both of them exhibited Sc phase at room temperature.

Two Side Chain β-CD Polysiloxanes Used as New Stationary Phase for Chiral Separation by HRGC

Two new stationary phases : (Ⅰ) [bikis(2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-hex-6O-pentyl-3-O-methyl)-β-CD-polysiloxane] and (Ⅱ) [heptkis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-hex-6-enyl)-β-CD-polysiloxane] were synthesized and successfully used for GC separation of chiral isomers.The possess high column efficiency and exhibit fine chiral separation ability.

Synthesis of Multifunctional Polysiloxanes for Photorefractive Effect

A novel kind of multifunctional polysiloxane containing charge-transporting agent and as electro-optical chromophore has been prepared for photorefractive application. The structural characterization of this kind of polymer is presented by IR spectra and elemental analysis.