Laminated film composites of multilayered plastic film and inorganic polymer binder as an alternative to transparent and hard glass

Dong Ki Seo, Jae Bem You, Sung Gap Im, Jooho Kim, Kyung Kook Kim, Yeon Kyoung Jung, Ming Li, Chan Pil Park, Dong Pyo Kim

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)685-689
Number of pages5
JournalPolymer Journal
Volume45
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

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