Preparation and characterization of nanostructured biohybrid

Recently, biohybrid materials have gained considerable interests worldwide. They consist of bioresource based derivative as organic matrix in combination with inorganic components with synergistic properties of both such as environment friendliness, biodegradability, flexibility of the former coupled with hardness, UV radiation stability, thermal stability and solvent resistance of the latter. In the present work, we have prepared DGEBA/Castor oil nanostructured biohybrid with a metal alkoxide as inorganic precursor for reinforcement of the matrix. The structure, morphology, thermal behavior and coating properties of the prepared biohybrid have been studied. Our studies revealed that the said biohybrid can be safely employed up to 180 °C as nanostructured protective coating.