Abstract
Various types of glasses, soda-lime, Pyrex, quartz, and crown glass are used as hard and transparent materials for a variety of industrial applications such as windows, displays, screens and lenses. Plastics are being considered as a light and transparent alternative material to heavy and brittle glass. In particular, plastic substrates are of great interest for applications in flat panel displays and optical industries. Poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate and polyethersulfone have been used to replace heavy and fragile glass substrates. The controlled functional groups in the organic substituent bring chemical versatility to POSS and make it widely compatible with various polymers. Rather than the dispersed composite phase of binary organic and inorganic components with different homogeneities as previously reported, the laminating approach is an interesting and fresh concept that may be able to achieve lightweight glass-like materials.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 685-689 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Polymer Journal |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |