Effect of in situ-formed polydimethylsiloxane on the properties of polyimide hybrids
Abstract\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPolyimide-polydimethylsiloxane (PI-PDMS) hybrids were synthesized by combining an in situ sol–gel reaction of diethoxydimethylsilane (DEDMS) and imidization of poly(amide acid) (PAA) prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA). Transparent hybrid films were obtained with up to 3\n\t\t\t\t\t\twt.% PDMS content corresponding to the relatively small domain size of PDMS as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy.