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Journal for Biophysical Chemistry

Table 1 Raman and IR frequencies of POSS-PCU nanocomposite

From: Surface modification of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane poly(carbonate-urea) urethane (POSS-PCU) nanocomposite polymer as a stent coating for enhanced capture of endothelial progenitor cells

Peak assignment

ν(FTIR), cm-1

ν(Raman), cm-1

Si-O-H bending

-

404 (m)

p-substituted C-H deformation of aromatic ring

790

777 (m)

867 (s)

p-substituted C-H bending of aromatic ring

1018

1022 (vw)

958

975 (m)

Urethane C-O stretching

1065

1067 (w)

Cage Si-O-Si stretching

1111

966 (w)

Carbonate C-O-C stretching

1242

1253 (s)

CHN deformation

1529

1533 (m)

C-C stretching

1402

1620 (s)

p-substituted stretching of aromatic ring

1635

1648 (sh)

1591

1591 (sh)

1462

1451 (s)

Carbonate C = O stretching from carbonate

1738

1738 (m)

C-H symmetric stretching

2802

2751 (m)

C-H asymmetric

2937

2967 (sh)

stretching

2933 (sh)

(metha)

2919 (s)

(ortho)

2880 (s)

N-H asymmetric stretching

3323

3327 (vw)

  1. Legend: vw very weak, w weak, m medium, s strong, sh shoulder.