04736nam 22012613a 450 991034669100332120250203235434.09783038971269303897126X10.3390/books978-3-03897-126-9(CKB)4920000000094759(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/59383(ScCtBLL)3d91f8c7-8056-4faa-b23f-c6f53b1bb1e5(OCoLC)1126197493(EXLCZ)99492000000009475920250203i20192019 uu engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSiloxane-Based PolymersIgnazio BlancoBasel, Switzerland :MDPI,2019.1 electronic resource (188 p.)9783038971252 3038971251 This book, a collection of 12 original contributions and 4 reviews, provides a selection of the most recent advances in the preparation, characterization, and applications of polymeric nanocomposites comprising nanoparticles. The concept of nanoparticle-reinforced polymers came about three decades ago, following the outstanding discovery of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. One of the main ideas behind this approach is to improve the matrix mechanical performance. The nanoparticles exhibit higher specific surface area, surface energy, and density compared to microparticles and, hence, lower nanofiller concentrations are needed to attain properties comparable to, or even better than, those obtained by conventional microfiller loadings, which facilitates processing and minimizes the increase in composite weight. The addition of nanoparticles into different polymer matrices opens up an important research area in the field of composite materials. Moreover, many different types of inorganic nanoparticles, such as quantum dots, metal oxides, and ceramic and metallic nanoparticles, have been incorporated into polymers for their application in a wide range of fields, ranging from medicine to photovoltaics, packaging, and structural applications. ceramizable silicone rubberhalloysiteencapsulantdrug deliveryfillersultraviolet (UV) curable coatingsPDMS etchingnanoparticlesroughnessmethacryl POSScompositechlorogenic acidhydrophilicsurface free energytheranostics29Si-NMRboratedental resinmorphologysurfacefabricationpolydimethylsiloxanerecessed electrodeswellingMAPOSSX-ray (Micro-CT) microtomographymechanical propertiesplateau-shaped electrodehybrid hydrogelhardnesssugar templating processbioactivityamphiphilichigh molecular weightlow surface energy materialsPDMSquartz microcrystal3D porous networkfluorinated siloxane resinmortarsurface modificationpoly(dimethylsiloxanes)scratch resistancemultielectrode array (MEA)non-releasablesol-geltopology of polysiloxane chainscross-linkingFTIRdiethyl carbonatepoly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)TG-FTIRorganosilaneanti-bioadhesioncarbon contentnanomedicinethermal stabilityhybridsunderexposurenanosilicahyperbranched poly(methylhydrosiloxanes)spinal cord signal recordingceramizable mechanismcoatingsTGsiliconpolysiloxanesbasalt fibrerefractive indexdrug releasethermal conductivityhydrolytic polycondensationshrinkagepolyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanesBlanco Ignazio1301172ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910346691003321Siloxane-Based Polymers3034307UNINA