Abstract
This paper reviews recent studies on cage type silsesquioxane (SSQ) /epoxy resin nano-composites. Many kinds of cage type SSQs, which have various organic substitutional groups including epoxy ones, are used for these nanocomposites studies. Major factors governing nano-composites properties lie not only in the type of SSQ but also in the network forming process and the resulting morphology of the SSQ/ epoxy resin network. Studies on network forming behavior and cross-linked network structure model are summarized in Tables by type of epoxy-functional SSQ. Other studies on nano-composites properties are also classified by type of SSQ used and listed in Tables as well as epoxy resin formulations and other conditions for overall understanding of the trend in the cage type SSQ/epoxy resin nanocomposites study.
