Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles

The usual sol-gel process was applied to precipitate silica or titania particles in a preformed poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) network under the presence of dibutyltin diacetate used as a catalyst. The resulting structures of the reinforcing fillers were studied by transmission electron microscopy an...

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Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2010-06-01
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description The usual sol-gel process was applied to precipitate silica or titania particles in a preformed poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) network under the presence of dibutyltin diacetate used as a catalyst. The resulting structures of the reinforcing fillers were studied by transmission electron microscopy and small-angle neutron scattering. Stress-strain measurements in elongation and equilibrium swelling experiments revealed distinct behaviors mainly attributed to the nature and the size of the generated particles and to the formation, in the case of titania, of a filler network even at low filler loadings.
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spelling doaj-art-7c7d8d01c23d4c59abb828a3d019096e2025-08-20T03:56:59ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2010-06-014635536310.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.45Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particlesThe usual sol-gel process was applied to precipitate silica or titania particles in a preformed poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) network under the presence of dibutyltin diacetate used as a catalyst. The resulting structures of the reinforcing fillers were studied by transmission electron microscopy and small-angle neutron scattering. Stress-strain measurements in elongation and equilibrium swelling experiments revealed distinct behaviors mainly attributed to the nature and the size of the generated particles and to the formation, in the case of titania, of a filler network even at low filler loadings.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0001479&mi=cdNanocompositesReinforcementsPoly(dimethylsiloxaneSilicaTitania
spellingShingle Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Nanocomposites
Reinforcements
Poly(dimethylsiloxane
Silica
Titania
title Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
title_full Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
title_fullStr Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
title_full_unstemmed Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
title_short Reinforcement of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by sol-gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
title_sort reinforcement of poly dimethylsiloxane by sol gel in situ generated silica and titania particles
topic Nanocomposites
Reinforcements
Poly(dimethylsiloxane
Silica
Titania
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0001479&mi=cd