This book is the fourth volume in Springer´s ´Advances in Silicon Science´
Series. Several reviews on the synthesis of POSS and fundamental structure-
property relationships of POSS in polymers have been published over the last
10-15 years, but recently the real-world applications of POSS have multiplied,
and POSS is being used in many exciting new areas- plastics, fuel cells,
sensors, catalysis, biomedical, space materials etc. This book covers these
developments concerning the use of POSS as a major building block in
nanotechnology. TOC:Foreword: The Rebirth of Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxanes
(POSS).- 1. POSS: From Early and Strategic Development through to Materials
Applications.- 2. Preparation and Characterization of Polyhedral
Oligosilsesquioxanes.- 3. Metallasilsesquioxanes: Molecular Analogues of
Heterogenous Catalysts.- 4. Polymers and Copolymers Containing Covalently
Bonded POSS Moieties.- 5. POSS in Plastics.- 6. Fluorinated POSS Surfaces and
Superhydrophobicity.- 7. POSS in Electronics and Energy Applications.- 8. POSS
in Space Applications.- 9. Biomedical Application of Polyhedral
Oligosilsesquioxane Nanoparticles.
