Silicone Resins: Synthesis, Modification, Characterization and Its Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 3190
Special Issue Editors
Interests: silicone resins; Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxanes (POSS); silicon-based nanocomposites; sol-gel of silane
Interests: design, synthesis and properties of high performance polymers; synthesis of organosilicon materials
Interests: sulfur chemistry; sustainable silicone; tire recycling; antibacterial surfaces
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Dear Colleagues,
Silicone resins are tridimensional, highly branched polysiloxane made of different primary silicon units, namely the monofunctional unit (M), bifunctional unit (D), trifunctional unit (T) and tetrafunctional unit (Q). The highly branched polysiloxane chain structure gives them unique properties and allows their use in a variety of fields such as in aerospace (low- and high-temperature performance), electronics (as varnish in electrical insulations), cosmetic formulations (glossing or tackifying agents), masonry paints (as binders or water repellents), optical devices because of their light and heat stability (LED encapsulation), reinforcing agents in polymer compositions or pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight the most recent progress in the synthesis, characterization, modification and application of silicone resins and hope to provide new insights into their development. We invite original research articles and review papers that cover the emerging methods for synthesizing and characterizing silicone resins and new strategies in tailoring the chemical compositions, functionalities and performance in their applications.
Dr. Lianbin Wu
Dr. Linxuan Fang
Prof. Dr. Sijia Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- silicone resins
- Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxanes (POSS)
- MQ silicone resins
- silicone microspheres
- nanoparticles
- silicon-based nanocomposites
- heat-resistant coating
- mechanical properties
- thermal properties
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