Preparation, characterization and thermal degradation of Polyimide (4-APS/BTDA)/siO2 composite films.

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Mansor, Gharayebi, Yadollah, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Hussein, Mohd Zobir, Ebrahimiasl, Saeideh, Dehzangi, Arash
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25236/1/Preparation%2C%20characterization%20and%20thermal.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25236/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Polyimide/SiO2 composite films were prepared from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and poly(amic acid) (PAA) based on aromatic diamine (4-aminophenyl sulfone) (4-APS) and aromatic dianhydride (3,3,4,4-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride) (BTDA) via a sol-gel process in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP). Th...