Flowable polysilsesquioxanes as robust solvent-free optical hard coatings

Min Hyuk Choi; Jin Young Seo; Jungbin Ahn; Han Young Woo; Sangho Cho; Seung Sang Hwang; Albert S. Lee; Kyung Youl Baek

doi:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105030

Flowable polysilsesquioxanes as robust solvent-free optical hard coatings

Min Hyuk Choi, Jin Young Seo, Jungbin Ahn, Han Young Woo, Sangho Cho, Seung Sang Hwang, Albert S. Lee, Kyung Youl Baek

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Abstract

Pourable and room temperature flowable ladder-structured polysilsesquioxanes were synthesized and applied as functional optical hard coatings. Organic functional group type (propyl, hexyl, octyl, dodecyl) and their copolymer composition with UV-curable methylacryloxypropyl group were selected as to control both pre-cured viscosity and final mechanical properties independent of molecular weight. Ladder-structured polysilsesquioxanes with longer alkyl side chains exhibited higher fluidity and flexibility while maintaining its optical property and mechanical strength. The solvent-free processability of our synthesized materials along with their superior optical and mechanical properties over commercial solvent-based hard coatings suggest the high value of our hybrid materials for the coatings industry.

Original language	English
Article number	105030
Journal	Reactive and Functional Polymers
Volume	167
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105030
Publication status	Published - 2021 Oct

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by National Research foundation of Korea ( NRF-2020M3H4A3106403 ) and partially supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) the Future R&D program.

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© 2021 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Hard coating
Ladder-like poly(silsesquioxane)
Solvent-free processing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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Flowable polysilsesquioxanes as robust solvent-free optical hard coatings

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