Structure of the Modified PDMS Molecules (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Structure of the Modified PDMS Molecules

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The PDMS molecules modified with triptycene could self-assemble into the desired 2D hexagonal arrays (shown in upper right of the figure) and then stacked to form a 2D+1D structure (shown in the lower right of the figure), which cause a dramatic increase in viscosity. As a result, liquid PDMS turned into a highly viscous solid.

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Fumitaka Ishiwari

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