UV-curable antibacterial ionic polysilsesquioxanes: Structure-property relationships investigating the effect of various cations and anions

Albert S. Lee, Jin Hong Lee, Seung Sock Choi, Kie Yong Cho, Seunggun Yu, Chong Min Koo, Kyung Youl Baek, Seung Sang Hwang

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    Abstract

    A series of inorganic-organic hybrid UV-curable ionic polysilsesquioxanes were synthesized through Menshutkin reactions with various tertiary amine vinyl or methacrylic monomers to quantitatively quaternize various alkyl-halide ladder-like functionalized polysilsesquioxanes. The effect of quaternary ammonium salt cation, anion, as well as UV-curing were examined. Obtained ionic polysilsesquioxanes exhibited exceptional thermal stability (>350 °C), high surface hardness (6H), high refractive index (>1.66), and substantial decrease in brittleness index. In addition to the excellent hardcoating properties, the ionic groups imbued antibacterial properties against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, which may allow for applications in flexible electronic devices.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)323-334
    Number of pages12
    JournalEuropean Polymer Journal
    Volume95
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Oct

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    © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

    Keywords

    • Antibacterial polymers
    • Hybrid materials
    • Polysilsesquioxane
    • Structure–property relationships
    • UV-curable

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry

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