Novel molecular design for organic–inorganic emulsifiers has been developed based on an incompletely condensed polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). Hydrophilic poly(ethylene) glycol chains were introduced to the three silanol groups of heptaisobutyl trisilanol POSS. The obtained amphiphilic POSSs worked as good emulsifiers, and the emulsions were stable for at least 1 month without coalescence of the droplets. The simple synthetic procedure, the well-defined three-dimensional structure and the obtained stable emulsions are advantageous in developing organic–inorganic hybrid materials.
- Hiroaki Imoto
- Yuka Nakao
- Kensuke Naka
