多面体低聚倍半硅氧烷(POSS)由于其特殊的笼形结构,在制备聚合物基纳米复合材料方面受到了广泛关注。综述了POSS单体的概念、分类及制备,探讨了几种POSS/聚合物纳米复合材料的合成及研究进展,并对POSS/聚合物纳米复合材料的应用前景作了简要地分析,并提出了发展方向。
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polymer nanocomposites have received intensive attentions due to its cage-like structure. Recent investigations on POSS polymer nanocomposites were reviewed. The definition, classification and synthetical methods of POSS monomers and its polymer nanocomposites were documented and discussed in details. The applications for these polymer nanocomposites were introduced and forecasted. Additionally, the developing trends of POSS polymer nanocomposites in the future were also discussed.