Advanced Silicon Chemistry in Australia: Forming Strong Links with Asia

Stephen Clarke; Kim-Anh Thi Nguyen; Elda Markovic; Neil Trout; Milena Ginic-Markovic; Janis Matisons; Michael Owen; Daniel Graiver; Agus Hadi Santosa Wargadipura; Sudirman Habibie; Dwi Gustiono; Bok Ryul Yoo; Joe Mifsud

doi:10.1002/asia.201700598

Advanced Silicon Chemistry in Australia: Forming Strong Links with Asia

Chem Asian J. 2017 Jun 1;12(11):1123-1152. doi: 10.1002/asia.201700598. Epub 2017 May 31.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Associate (Research & Development: Polymer Chemistry), COOE Pty Ltd., 46/40 W Thebarton Rd, Thebarton, South Australia, 5031, Australia.
² Information, Technology, Engineering and the Environment (Divisional Office), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Blvd, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
³ Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia.
⁴ Vice President, Silar LLC, 300 N 3rd St, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, USA.
⁵ Scientist Emeritus, Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI, USA.
⁶ Department of Macromolecular Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA.
⁷ Centre for Material Technology, Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Jalan MH Thamrin 8, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁸ Materials Architecturing Research Center, Silicon Chemistry Team, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-791, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 28560848
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700598

Abstract

This paper details Australian commercial and academic silicon research. Areas of interest include silicon metal, polysiloxane polymers, copolymers, cyclics, emulsions, microemulsions, silanes, silane coupling agents, sol-gel chemistry and water-treatments, porous silicon, polysiloxane degradation, silicon hydrogel contact lenses, silanolate synthesis, siloxane interfacial polymerisation, hydrosilylation, polysiloxane electrolytes for lithium ion batteries, silanes for PBX materials, octafunctionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS), POSS hybrids, sol-gel hydrogenation catalysts, silane modification of silica, sol-gel energy storage, silicate grout stabilisation, GeoPolymer concretes, aerogel insulating foams, "Phaco-Ersatz" Accommodating Gel-Intraocular Lens technologies. Strong collaborative opportunities, in silicon, with Asia, exist with organisations such as: 1) The Asian Silicon Society and 2) The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Indonesia.

Keywords: Asia; Australia; chemistry; silicon; technology.