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Synthesis of Soft Polysiloxane-urea Elastomers for Intraocular Lens Application
Published on: March 8, 2019
A thermally healable polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanocomposite based on Diels-Alder chemistry
Zhiguang Xu1, Yan Zhao, Xungai Wang
1Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic 3216, Australia.
Abstract:
A novel, tough, transparent, self-healing POSS nanocomposite material was prepared through a thermally reversible Diels-Alder (DA) reaction between furan-end functionalized POSS and bismaleimide.

