Inorganic-organic hybrid polymers structures

In the field of composite materials, inorganic-organic hybrid polymers offer great promise as precursors to ceramic matrix materials. In these applications, high purity ceramics are often not necessary and preceramic polymers allow the introduction of inorganic elements such as silicon and boron in quantities which can be directed by polymer structure and stoichiometry. 

Tian, D., Blacher, S., Ph Dubois and Jerome, R. (1998) Biodegradable and biocompatible inorganic-organic hybrid materials - 2. Dynamic mechanical properties, structure and morphology. Polymer, 39, 855-864. 

Single-crystal X-ray analysis of compound 8 revealed that it was a novel ID inorganic-organic hybrid coordination polymer (Fig. 12), possessing a linear chain composed by trinuclear Cu3I4 units. The three Cu atoms form a slightly distorted equilateral triangle. A noteworthy structural feature of 8 are... 

A number of excellent review articles on MOFs and coordination polymers have appeared in the literature recently. " We will therefore limit our introduction to a discussion of essential structural issues necessary to appreciate this class of inorganic/organic hybrid materials. We will also point out that to the best of our knowledge, this is the first review of uranyl containing... 

This approach towards nanostructured inorganic-organic hybrid materials is the first one to allow the synthesis of inverse-topology systems, in which the hydrophobic polymer blocks represent the outside of the microphase-separated structure. After solidification of the inorganic sol, the hydrophobic phase can be swollen with organic solvents. This procedure allows the isolation of colloidal objects, such as spheres or ceramic rods (see Fig. 12), from one another, which are sterically stabilized, because the hydrophihc block is firmly anchored in the ceramic material [45]. 

Wilkes, G. L. Brennan, A. B. Huang, H.-H. Rodrigues, D. Wang, B., The Synthesis, Structure, and Property Behavior of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Network Materials Prepared by the Sol-Gel Process. In Polymer-Based Molecular Composites, Schaefer, D. W. Mark, J. E., Eds. Materials Research Society Pittsburgh, PA, 1990 Vol. 171, pp 15-29. 

Multiscale microlens arrays can be directly fabricated on a hydrophobic flat surface by a simple inkjet printing technique (20). Inorganic/organic hybrid precursor polymers based on silicones are used. These structures are modified with organic structures that can be eventually crosslinked (21). 

The formation of micelles with coordination polymer has unveiled a new way to produce water-soluble inorganic/organic hybrid self-assembled hierarchical structures. A range of functional metal ions can be incorporated in the core so that these C3Ms... 

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