Reinforced composite material with improved mechanical and thermal properties and method for obtaining the same
OwnerEugenio Hernan OTAL, Manuela Leticia KIMinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a reinforced composite material, comprising an organic polymer, a silicon polymer, and an interphase between said organic polymer and said silicon polymer, wherein said interphase comprises chemical bonds between the organic polymer and the silicon polymer, and to a method to obtain said reinforced composite material. The present disclosure can be used to improve the mechanical properties of silica aerogels by functionalization of textile materials.
Claims20
A reinforced composite material, comprising:
- an organic polymer;
- a silicon polymer;
- and
- an interphase between said organic polymer and said silicon polymer, wherein said interphase comprises chemical bonds between the organic polymer and the silicon polymer.
The reinforced composite material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the silicon polymer is a silica aerogel.
A method to obtain a reinforced composite material, the method comprising:
- providing an organic polymer;
- providing a silicon polymer precursor;
- and
- obtaining a silicon polymer from the silicon polymer precursor and an interphase between said organic polymer and a silicon polymer, wherein said interphase comprises chemical bonds between said organic polymer and said silicon polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.