Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 16, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma16237476
Keywords
liquid crystallinity; POSS; polyurethanes; nanofibers; electrospinning
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A series of fibrous meshes based on liquid crystalline polyurethane/POSS composites were prepared. The influence of two different types of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) on fiber morphology, thermal properties, and mechanical properties was investigated.
A series of fibrous meshes based on liquid crystalline polyurethane/POSS composites were prepared. Two types of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) of different structures were chosen to show their influence on electrospun fibers: aromatic-substituted Trisilanolphenyl POSS (TSP-POSS) and isobutyl-substituted Trisilanolisobutyl POSS (TSI-POSS) in amounts of 2 and 6 wt%. The process parameters were selected so that the obtained materials showed the highest possible fiber integrity. Moreover, 20 wt% solutions of LCPU/POSS composites in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) were found to give the best processability. The morphology of the obtained meshes showed significant dependencies between the type and amount of silsesquioxane nanoparticles and fiber morphology, as well as thermal and mechanical properties. In total, 2 wt%. POSS was found to enhance the mechanical properties of produced mesh without disrupting the fiber morphology. Higher concentrations of silsesquioxanes significantly increased the fibers' diameters and their inhomogeneity, resulting in a lower mechanical response. A calorimetric study confirmed the existence of liquid crystalline phase formation.
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