Title: organically-modified ceramic
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - organically-modified ceramic
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.OT07578
Status: current

Definition
Chemically bonded hybrid material which is a crosslinked inorganic–organic polymer.

Notes
1) Organically modified ceramics are hybrid polymers with inorganic and organic moieties linked by stable covalent bonds and based on organically modified alkoxysilanes, functionalized organic polymers or both.
2) Though it is a commonly used acronym for organically modified ceramic, 'Ormocer' is a registered trademark and as such its terminological use is strongly discouraged.

Related Terms
- ceramic: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/CT07540
- hybrid material: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/GT07553
- inorganic–organic polymer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/IT07514
- stable: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05900

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1816 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

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Citation: Citation: 'organically-modified ceramic' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.OT07578
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