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Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Materials
Author(s) -
Sharp Kenneth G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199810)10:15<1243::aid-adma1243>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - materials science , formic acid , hybrid material , silicate , polymer science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering
Hybrid inorganic/organic materials show a remarkable range of materials behaviors. Here the author describes new chemistry for forming silicate networks with formic acid and in completely fluorinated solvents. The results of the surprising combination of grossly dissimilar materials such as fluoropolymers and polysilicates and the substantial toughness of glassy star gels (the Figure shows a star gel molecular precursor) are also discussed.