Structure and Properties
of the POSS-Containing Nanocomposites
Based on Polyurethane Matrix
L. V. Karabanova, L. A. Honcharova, and V. I. Shtompel
1 Introduction
Nanocomposites are a unique class of materials where a little quantity of nanofillers
can significantly improve their properties [1–5]. Polyurethanes (PUs) are often used
as polymer matrices for nanocomposites preparation due to their wide variety of
physical and chemical properties [6–9]. Polyurethane materials are extensively used
in technical and biomedical applications, whether in blood-contacting application
and organ reconstruction [10], or in skin patches, coatings, and catheter application
[11]. PU is seen as an attractive material with complicated structure (randomized hard
and soft nanodomains) [12]; therefore, PU should highlight changes in its properties
at the inclusion of functionalized nanofillers.
The incorporation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) macromer
into the polyurethane matrix results in improving its various properties [13–
19]. The POSS nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention for creation of
the nanocomposites because the organic substituents in the outer layer of POSS
molecules make them compatible with polymers, biological systems, or surfaces [20,
21]. The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes are the silicon-containing nanoparticles with size from 1 to 3 nm, with cubic structure, and they could contain reactive
groups, which allowed POSS to be imbedded into polymer systems [14–19]. Reactive groups in the outer layer of POSS molecules could be the hydroxyl groups,
L. V. Karabanova (B) · L. A. Honcharova · V. I. Shtompel
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine of, Kyiv,
Ukraine
e-mail: lyudmyla_karaban@ukr.net
L. A. Honcharova
e-mail: glove@meta.ua
V. I. Shtompel
e-mail: vishtomp@bigmir.net
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
O. Fesenko and L. Yatsenko (eds.), Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites,
Nanostructure Surfaces, and Their Applications, Springer Proceedings
in Physics 246, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51905-6_34
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of the POSS-Containing Nanocomposites
Based on Polyurethane Matrix
L. V. Karabanova, L. A. Honcharova, and V. I. Shtompel
1 Introduction
Nanocomposites are a unique class of materials where a little quantity of nanofillers
can significantly improve their properties [1–5]. Polyurethanes (PUs) are often used
as polymer matrices for nanocomposites preparation due to their wide variety of
physical and chemical properties [6–9]. Polyurethane materials are extensively used
in technical and biomedical applications, whether in blood-contacting application
and organ reconstruction [10], or in skin patches, coatings, and catheter application
[11]. PU is seen as an attractive material with complicated structure (randomized hard
and soft nanodomains) [12]; therefore, PU should highlight changes in its properties
at the inclusion of functionalized nanofillers.
The incorporation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) macromer
into the polyurethane matrix results in improving its various properties [13–
19]. The POSS nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention for creation of
the nanocomposites because the organic substituents in the outer layer of POSS
molecules make them compatible with polymers, biological systems, or surfaces [20,
21]. The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes are the silicon-containing nanoparticles with size from 1 to 3 nm, with cubic structure, and they could contain reactive
groups, which allowed POSS to be imbedded into polymer systems [14–19]. Reactive groups in the outer layer of POSS molecules could be the hydroxyl groups,
L. V. Karabanova (B) · L. A. Honcharova · V. I. Shtompel
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine of, Kyiv,
Ukraine
e-mail: lyudmyla_karaban@ukr.net
L. A. Honcharova
e-mail: glove@meta.ua
V. I. Shtompel
e-mail: vishtomp@bigmir.net
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
O. Fesenko and L. Yatsenko (eds.), Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites,
Nanostructure Surfaces, and Their Applications, Springer Proceedings
in Physics 246, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51905-6_34
485