Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
A. Kannan, C. Muthuraj, A. Mayavan, S. Gandhi
Summary: In the recent nano-era, the incredible advancement of tailoring nanomaterials for various applications, especially the hybrid material made from organic and inorganic material, has gained huge interest. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) has notable properties and has been extensively explored by researchers in various fields, including sensing applications. This review provides an overview of silica-based hybrid material emergence and discusses its applications in biomedical, energy, engineering, catalysis, and electrochemical sensing fields. It also discusses the future scope of functionalized POSS materials in nano-interface for electrochemical, in-vivo, and bio-sensor applications.
MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zuzanna Buchwald, Mariusz Szolyga, Joanna Zwolinska, Bogdan Marciniec, Adam Voelkel
Summary: The remineralizing potential of hydroxyapatite has led to its use in dental composites. However, the compatibility between hydroxyapatite and organic compounds is insufficient, resulting in low mechanical properties. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes show promise as additives to dental composites, and their modification of hydroxyapatite surfaces improves mechanical properties and reduces water sensitivity.
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangyang Zhong, Gang Wei, Boyang Liu, Chenyang Wang, Juan Wang, Yong Lu, Wenguo Cui, Hongbo Guo
Summary: This study introduces a nanodrug delivery system based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) to deliver drugs into the nuclei of GBM cells, enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xieji Lin, Xinjian Chen, Fan Zhang, Yue Dong, Xiaohong Chen, Ang Li, Huaihe Song
Summary: A unique 3D interconnected Si/SiOx/C nanorings were successfully fabricated via AlCl3-assisted aluminothermic reduction, showing great potential in the field of lithium ion batteries. The obtained nanorings exhibited uniform diameter and well distribution of C and Si elements, along with superior high-rate capacity and good cycle stability as an anode for LIBs. Furthermore, they delivered high reversible capacity at ultra-low temperature, broadening the application possibilities of POSS.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Aman Ullah, Yanet Rodriguez Herrero
Summary: The use of phenyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) as a hydrophobic support for Cu/ZnO catalyst enables direct CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. The CuZnPOSS nanoparticles exhibit high selectivity and stability, with a yield of 3.8% methanol and a conversion of 4.4% CO2 within 18 hours. The use of microbatch reactors allows for rapid and effective catalyst screening.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Zhang, Hao Wu, Yi-dan Guo, Yan-bin Yang, Qiang Yu, Jin-gang Liu, Bo-han Wu, Feng-zhu Lv
Summary: A series of novel AO resistant PI composite films containing POSS components were successfully prepared in this work. These composite films exhibited excellent AO resistance and self-healing characteristics in AO environments, with the lowest AO erosion yield and stable thermal properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nazmul Hasan, Karsten Busse, Asad Ullah, Hazrat Hussain, Joerg Kressler
Summary: The research on Langmuir films of a hybrid diblock copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(methacrylo polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) P(MA-POSS) using surface pressure versus mean molecular area isotherms, together with Brewster angle microscopy, revealed details of phase transitions and the formation of periodic wrinkle patterns. The orientation of POSS molecules in the Langmuir films changes upon compression, with wrinkles mainly forming in the top stiffer MA-POSS blocks above a certain compressional stress. The wrinkles disappear during the Langmuir-Blodgett transfer, but atomic force microscopy and X-ray scattering experiments showed highly ordered POSS molecules in LB films.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jiaqi Ren, Han Shi, Hanying Du, Jianmin Li, Rongjie Yang
Summary: The effects of POSS compounds on the combustion performance of HTPB propellants were investigated, showing that ODNPS and ONPS are low sensitive energetic compounds. The addition of POSS compounds can increase burning rates, promote aluminum combustion, inhibit aluminum particle agglomeration, and reduce the size of condensed phase products.
COMBUSTION AND FLAME
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Po Hu, Jinhong Li, Junchao Jin, Xiao Lin, Xiaodi Tan
Summary: By introducing methacryl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (Ma-POSS), the holographic performance of phenanthraquinone-doped poly(methyl of high sensitivity, high diffraction efficiency, and neglectable volume shrinkage for holographic data storage has been dramatically enhanced. Ma-POSS significantly increases the photosensitivity by 5.5 times and improves diffraction efficiency by more than 50%, while suppressing volume shrinkage over 4 times. The molecular weight is increased by grafting PMMA to be a star-shaped macromolecule, and the residual C=C of POSS-PMMA enhances the photosensitivity. The addition of star-shaped POSS-PMMA as a plasticizer further enhances the mechanical properties and reduces photoinduced volume shrinkage.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Po Hu, Jinhong Li, Junchao Jin, Xiao Lin, Xiaodi Tan
Summary: By introducing eight methacryl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (Ma-POSS), the holographic performance of phenanthraquinone-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) (PQ/PMMA) is dramatically enhanced, with high sensitivity, high diffraction efficiency, and neglectable volume shrinkage. Ma-POSS increases the photosensitivity, diffraction efficiency, and suppresses volume shrinkage. The molecular weight of PQ/PMMA is increased by grafting PMMA into star-shaped macromolecules. The residual C=C of POSS-PMMA significantly enhances the photosensitivity and the star-shaped POSS-PMMA acts as plasticizer to improve the mechanical properties and reduce the photoinduced volume shrinkage.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yanhong Fang, Ping Wang
Summary: Solar energy is gaining more attention as a green and clean energy source, with antifouling treatment on photovoltaic panels being crucial for improving photoelectric conversion efficiency. EP-POSS, with its good hydrophobicity, has potential application in protective coatings for photovoltaic panels and can be further enhanced through modification.
JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Xiaodan Li, Wei Huang, Yan Sui, Guanhui Wang, Lin Xiao, Dongxing Zhang
Summary: By adding different amounts of MA0735 into novolac cyanate ester resin, novolac cyanate ester-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS, MA0735) copolymers were prepared and analyzed for their curing behaviors and properties. The polymer with 0.5% MA0735 showed optimal comprehensive properties, combining heat resistance and impact toughness.
COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Shiyu Zhang, Yurong Jiang, Xiaolin Yue, Runnan Zhang, Runlai Li, Tianrun Gu, Tao Wu, Junhui Zhao, Sui Zhang, Zhongyi Jiang
Summary: This study successfully designs nanofiltration membranes with high water permeance and ion selectivity by introducing 8NH(2)-POSS nanocage during the interfacial polymerization process of polyethyleneimine and trimesoyl chloride.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kunal Mishra, Raman P. Singh
Summary: Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) is a nanoscale reinforcement that can modify the mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties of thermosetting polymers, such as epoxy resin systems. The inclusion of POSS in epoxy resin at higher loading introduces ductility in the fracture behavior of nanocomposites. The J-integral is used to quantify the fracture behavior and characterizes the crack growth resistance curve. Different nanocomposites are prepared by adding varying amounts of glycidyl POSS into DGEBF epoxy resin, and the fracture toughness experiments show that the addition of POSS improves crack initiation toughness and changes the failure behavior due to the development of POSS-POSS compliant domains. The increase in fracture resistance at higher POSS loading is due to shear yielding, while the increased fracture toughness at lower POSS loading is due to crack pinning and deflection.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Salih Ertan, Murat Kaya, Atilla Cihaner
Summary: A new analog of poly (3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) conjugated polymers called PProDOT-POSS was reported, with integrated POSS nanocage structure. The polymers were synthesized via both chemical and electrochemical methods, soluble in common organic solvents, exhibited fluorescent property, and had an optical bandgap of 1.95 eV.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shu Liu, Jianzhao Liu, Alan R. Esker, Kevin J. Edgar
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Polymer Science
Chainika Jangu, Alison R. Schultz, Candace E. Wall, Alan R. Esker, Timothy E. Long
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Feng Jiang, Chen Qian, Alan R. Esker, Maren Roman
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tyler G. Grissom, Justin M. Sirrine, Tithothy E. Long, Alan R. Esker, John R. Morris
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
(2017)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhou Ye, AhRam Kim, Carolyn Y. Mottley, Michael W. Ellis, Candace Wall, Alan R. Esker, Amrinder S. Nain, Bahareh Behkam
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jie Zhu, Jianzhao Liu, Yered Machain, Brittany Bonnett, Shaoyang Lin, Meng Cai, Matthew C. Kessinger, Pavel M. Usov, Wenqian Xu, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Diego Troya, Alan R. Esker, Amanda J. Morris
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Congcong Wu, Kai Wang, Yongke Yan, Dong Yang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Bo Chi, Jianzhao Liu, Alan R. Esker, Jennifer Rowe, Amanda J. Morris, Mohan Sanghadasa, Shashank Priya
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Yun Bai, Candace Wall, Hannah Pham, Alan Esker, Christopher B. Williams
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiongdan Xie, Bingbing Li, Alan R. Esker
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jianzhao Liu, Yuan Zhu, Chao Wang, Barry Goodell, Alan R. Esker
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Tao, Anyang Hu, Zhijie Yang, Zhengrui Xu, Candace E. Wall, Alan R. Esker, Zhifeng Zheng, Feng Lin
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jennifer Zornjak, Jianzhao Liu, Alan Esker, Tiantian Lin, Cristina Fernandez-Fraguas
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guoqiang Yu, Gehui Liu, Tianyi Liu, Ethan H. Fink, Alan R. Esker
Summary: Changes in mass and viscoelasticity of fungal chitin layers during chitinase attack were studied using regenerated chitin (RChitin) thin films as a mimic. The degradation of RChitin films by family 18 chitinases and family 19 chitinases with chitin-binding domains (CBDs) was monitored in real time. The results showed that chitinase adsorption significantly affected the degradation of RChitin films, and CBDs played an important role in the degradation of insoluble substrates.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lei Tao, Zhengrui Xu, Chunguang Kuai, Xuerong Zheng, Candace E. Wall, Chao Jiang, Alan R. Esker, Zhifeng Zheng, Feng Lin
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2020)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Joshua D. Kittle, Chen Qian, Emma Edgar, Maren Roman, Alan R. Esker