Synthesis and Free Radical Polymerization of Fluorinated Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (F-POSS) Macromers: Precursors for Low Surface Energy Materials and Devices.

摘要

In this presentation, structures were demonstrated to be reactive towards a variety of dichlorosilanes. Solubility of F-POSS compounds were shown to be influenced by chemical functionality. Functionality was shown to be influential on contact angle measurements. Scientists are currently working on other monomers and polymers for F-POSS. F-POSS compounds have a near limitless potential in producing a variety of new hydrophobic, oleophobic, or omniphobic polymer composites.