Preparation and Physicochemical Properties of Functionalized Silica/Octamethacryl-Silsesquioxane Hybrid Systems

Figure 2

Predicted mechanism of silica surface bifunctionalization: silica surface silanization (a), bifunctionalization (3-isocyanatopropyl)triethoxysilane and Methacryl POSS Cage Mixture (b), and N-2-(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and Methacryl POSS Compound (c).

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