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Product Description This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 4457 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: In this study, hybrid materials based on epoxy resin were prepared as transparent self-supported films by a sol-gel process. 4,4'-Diaminodiphenylmethane or oligomeric epoxy resin were used as precursors, which were conveniently functionalized with trialkoxysilanes as end-groups. The effect of the introduction of poly (dimethylsiloxane) was also investigated. The hybrid films showed good thermal stability, a nondefined glass transition temperature, and a dense morphology without phase segregation. The tendency to a flat surface could be observed by atomic force microscopy. The hybrid films also showed good performance as coatings for glass plates, with an improved hydrophobic character in comparison to neat epoxy resin. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 48:141-148, 2008. [c] 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers Citation Details Title: Organic-inorganic hybrid materials derived from epoxy resin and polysiloxanes: synthesis and characterization.(Technical report) Author: C.F. Canto Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Magazine/Journal) Date: January 1, 2008 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 48 Issue: 1 Page: 141(8) Article Type: Technical report Distributed by Thomson Gale