Precise control of molecular hierarchical organization has endowed biological systems with
unique functions, which inspires great efforts in the synthesis of artificial mimics. Polymeric …

The study of the chemistry of compounds containing Si-O bonds has for many years been
dominated by both silica and minerals for which the formula unit SiO2 is important, or by the …

Hybrid materials with superior structural and functional properties can be obtained by
incorporating nanofillers into polymer matrices. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane …

Well-defined hybrid polymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS) with a
variety of architectures have been developed, including telechelic polymers, block …

Research into polymers incorporating polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) has
intensified during the past several years, revealing new fundamental polymer physics, new …

Biodegradable shape memory polymers are exciting materials, based on a combination of
controlled degradation and triggered actuation that enables the design of unique medical …

Biodegradable poly (l-lactide)(PLLA)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)
nanocomposites were prepared in this work via solution and coagulation method at various …

Tadpole-shaped inorganic/organic hybrid poly (tert-butyl acrylate) was prepared by RAFT
polymerization of tert-butyl acrylate (t BA) using a POSS-containing chain transfer agent …

A new hybrid thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) system that incorporates an organic,
biodegradable poly (d, l-lactide) soft block with a hard block bearing the inorganic …

We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of multiblock thermoplastic
polyurethane hydrogels synthesized with PEG as the soft segment and incorporating an …