Patent ID: 7868198

Claim:
A multi-functional silsesquioxane, comprising: a. a polyhedral silsesquioxane including at least one first face and at least one second face that is spaced apart from the at least one first face; b. at least one first functionality bonded to the at least one first face; and c. at least one second functionality different from the first functionality, and being bonded to the at least one second face, with the at least one first functionality being adapted for bonding to a surface, another silsesquioxane, an organic functional group, or any combination thereof; wherein the polyhedral silsesquioxane is generally cubic, is generally octahedral, or a combination thereof; wherein silicon is positioned in each corner of the generally cubic structure; wherein the multi-functional silsesquioxane is selected from (tetratriethoxysilylethyldimethyl siloxy)(tetrahydridodimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane, tetracyclohexenyltetratriethoxysilylethylsilsesquioxane, tetratriethoxysilylethyldimethylsiloxy)(tetra-3-chloropropyl-dimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane, (tetraoxyethanolethyldimethylsiloxyl)tetratriethoxysilylethylsilsesquioxane, (tetratriethoxysilylethyldimethylsiloxy)(tetraglycidyldimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane, or any combination thereof.