Star Gels: New Hybrid Network Materials from Polyfunctional Single Component Precursors

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Sharp, Kenneth G ^a   Michalczyk, Michael J ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid networks; Organic inorganic hybrids; Polyfunctional gel precursors; Star gels; Tough glasses

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONDENSATION; CROSSLINKING; GELATION; GLASS; HYDROLYSIS; SILANES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THICK FILMS; TOUGHNESS;

HYBRID NETWORKS; POLYFUNCTIONAL SINGLE COMPONENT PRECURSORS; STAR GELS;

GELS;

EID: 0030687331     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436896     Document Type: Article

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