Thermodynamic and transport properties of polyhedral oligomeric sislesquioxanes in poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Molecular-simulation results for POSS-POSS radial distribution functions (where POSS=polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane), potentials of mean force, and self-diffusion coefficients for POSS monomers dissolved in poly(dimethylsiloxane) are presented. Results demonstrate that it is possible to modulate the effective POSS-POSS interaction by increasing the temperature or by substituting by hydrogen atoms in the POSS monomer with methyl groups.