Silicon-based inorganic polymers / Roger De Jaeger and Mario Gleria, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jaeger, Roger De.

Gleria, Mario.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silicon polymers.

Inorganic polymers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Inorganic polymers are large molecules, usually linear or branched chains with atoms other than carbon in their backbone. In this book, silicon-based inorganic polymers are treated by a range of international contributors.

Contents:

Intro

SILICON-BASED INORGANICPOLYMERS

NOTICE TO THE READER

CONTENTS

PREFACE

GENERAL REVIEW ON POLYSILOXANE SYNTHESIS

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF THE SILOXANE BOND

REACTIVITY OF THE SILOXANE BOND

PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

Thermal and Chemical Stability

Elastomeric Properties

Surface Properties

Dielectric Properties

Biocompatibility

High Technology Applications

Functional Silanes - Precursors to Polysiloxanes

Industrial Synthesis of Polysiloxanes

POLYSILOXANES BY POLYCONDENSATION ROUTES

Hydrolytic Polycondensation of Chlorosilanes

Hydrolytic Polycondensation of Alkoxysilanes

Homofunctional Polycondensation of Silanols

Heterofunctional Condensation Involving Silanol Groups

Non-Hydrolytic Ways of Siloxane Synthesis

Electrochemical Synthesis of Oligosiloxanes

Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclosiloxanes

Non-Equilibrium (Kinetically Controlled) ROP of Cyclosiloxanes

Anionic Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclosiloxanes

Cationic Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclosiloxanes

Other Methods of Polymerization of Cyclosiloxanes

Siloxane Functional Polymers and Copolymers

Three-Dimensional Polysiloxane Architectures: Silsesquioxanes, Hyperbranched Polymers and Dendrimers

CLOSING REMARKS

REFERENCES

SILICONES IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

Nomenclature

Physicochemical Properties

2. CHARACTERIZATION OF SILICONES

Common Methods Applied to the Analysis of Silicones

Application Specific Methods for the Analysis of Silicones

3. SILICONE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRIES

Polydimethylsiloxanes as Surface-Active Ingredients in Antifoams

Food and Beverage

Silicone Lubricating Oil in Food Processing

4. SILICONES IN THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY.

Antifoam in the Pulp-Washing Process or Brownstock Washing

Silicone Finishes in Tissue Converting

5. SILICONES IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

Silicones in Fiber Production

Silicone as Fabric Softeners

Silicones as Process Aids

Silicones as Hydrophobic Agents

Silicones in Fabric Coatings

6. SILICONES IN HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLICATIONS

Silicones as Foam Control Agents

Silicones for Delivering Fabric Care Benefits

7. SILICONES IN COATINGS

Silicones as Performance-Enhancing Additives

Silicone Resins and Resin Intermediates in Weather-Resistant Paints

Silicone Resins in High Temperature Paints

Silicones for Marine Fouling Release Coatings

8. SILICONES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Adhesion

Durability

Applications

9. SILICONE RELEASE COATINGS FOR THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE INDUSTRY

Silicone Release Characteristics

Factors to Consider for Silicone Release Coatings

Cure Chemistry

Greater Use of Plastic Release Liners

10. SILICONES AS MOLD-MAKING ELASTOMERS

Process Description

Mold-Making Elastomers

Two-Part Silicone Mold-Making Elastomers

The Art of Mold Making with Two-Part Silicone Elastomers

Application Fields

11. SILICONES IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES

The Relationship of Structural Properties in Electronic Applications

Electrical Properties of Silicones

Water Absorption

Thermal Conductivity

12. SILICONES FOR PHOTONICS

Necessary Properties for Photonics Applications

13. SILICONE IN MEDIUM TO HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS

Silicone Cable End Terminations

Silicone Insulators

14. SILICONES IN TRANSPORTATION: AUTOMOTIVE AND AVIATION

Land Transportation

Aviation

15. SILICONES IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY

16. SILICONES IN PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS

Types of Silicones Used in Personal Care Applications.

Silicone Benefits in Beauty Care Products

Silicones and Skin Feel

Volatility of Silicones

Permeability of Silicones

17. MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Polydimethylsiloxanes and Biocompatibility

Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals

18. SILICONE LUBRICANTS IN INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE

Tribology and Lubrication Mechanism

Polymeric Lubricant Composition

Examples of Silicone Lubricant Applications

19. ORGANO-FUNCTIONAL SILANES

Chemistry of Coupling with Organo-Functional Silanes

Trends and Perspectives

20. PLASMA AND SILICONES

21. SILICONES AND TOXICOLOGY

22. SILICONES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

23. CONCLUSION

NOTES

POLYSILOXANES AS TEMPLATES AND BUILDING BLOCKS IN NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

FUNCTIONALIZED POLYSILOXANES

NANOCOMPOSITES

CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES

NANOPARTICLES

FERROFLUIDS

NANOTUBES

SOL-GEL

BIOACTIVITY

SELF-ASSEMBLED MORPHOLOGIES

SOFT LITHOGRAPHY

TEMPLATING

ION-CONDUCTING AND MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF POLYSILOXANES

1. PHOTOFRAGMENTATION AND OXIDATION OF ORGANOSUBSTITUTED SILOXANE UNITS

2. PHOTOCHEMICAL AGING OF SILICONE MATERIALS

3. PHOTOREACTION OF CHROMOPHORES BOUND TO A POLYSILOXANE CARRIER

3.1. Polysiloxanes with Photodimerizable Pendant Groups

3.2. Polysiloxanes with Arylketone Side-Groups as Free Radical Photo-Initiators

4 REACTIONS AFFECTING SILOXANE COMPOUNDS TRIGGERED BY A PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS

4.1. Photopolymerization of Silicone-Based Monomers

4.2. Miscellaneous

5. CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

POLYSILANES

2. NOMENCLATURE

3. HISTORICAL

4. LINEAR POLYSILANES

4.1. Synthesis

4.2. Functionalization

5. STRUCTURE, CONFORMATIONS AND PROPERTIES.

5.1. Electronic Structure

5.2. Polysilanes in Solution: Conformation, Thermo- and Solvatochromism

5.3. Polysilanes in the Solid State: Structure, Phase Transitions andChromisms

5.4. Other Chromic Responses to External Stimuli

5.5. Photochemical and Chemical Reactions of Polysilanes

6. HIGHER ORDER STRUCTURE - OPTICAL ACTIVITY

6.1. Polysilane Preferential Screw Sense (PSS) Helicity and Chirality

6.2. Temperature-Dependence of Helical Screw Sense and Selectivity

6.3. Polysilane Aggregate Chirality

6.4. Other Aspects of Polysilane Chirality

7. OVERVIEW OF HIGHER DIMENSIONAL SILICON POLYMERS

7.1.Polysilynes, (RSi)n

7.2. Dendrimer Polysilanes

7.3. Ladder and Cage Polysilanes

8. CONCLUDING REMARKS

POLYCARBOSILANES

2. POLYCARBOSILANES AS SIC PRECURSORS

3. LINEAR POLYCARBOSILANES

3.1. Poly(silylenemethylenes)

3.2. Poly(silyleneethylenes), Poly(silyleneethenylens) and Poly(silyleneethynylenes)

3.3. Polycarbosilanes with (-Si-Cx-)n Units (x &gt

2) in the Main Chain

3.4. Polycarbosilanes with (-Six-C-) Units (x &gt

1) in the Main Chain

POLYSILAZANES

2. SYNTHESIS OF POLYSILAZANES

2.1. Salt Elimination Reactions

2.2. Si-n Coupling without Salt Formation

3. SYNTHESIS OF POLYSILAZANES SI/N/C/E (E = B, AL)

3.1. Boron-Modified Polysilazanes

3.2. Aluminum-Modified Polysilazanes (Polyaluminosilazanes)

POLYFERROCENYLSILANE-BASED POLYMER SYSTEMS

INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

THE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF ROP

ROP METHODOLOGIES

SYNTHESIS OF COPOLYMERS - MACROMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION

SELF-ASSEMBLY OF PFS BLOCK COPOLYMERS IN THE SOLID STATE

SELF-ASSEMBLY OF PFS BLOCK COPOLYMERS IN SELECTIVE SOLVENTS.

PFS-ASSISTED BLOCK COPOLYMER NANOPATTERNING

MICROPATTERNING OF RANDOM COPOLYMERS AND HOMOPOLYMERS

OTHER BLOCK COPOLYMER APPLICATIONS

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-256-4

OCLC:

844348012