This study focuses on coatings based on news O/I hybrid coatings having a specific morphology to improve resistance to heat, abrasion and scratch as well as mechanical properties. To obtain and control the hybrid morphology, inorganic domains are generated in-situ via sol-gel chemistry based on hydrolysis/condensation reactions of metal alcoxydes (TEOS) into an organic polymer: hyperbranched polyesters (HBP Boltorn H20 and H40) and branched oligoesters (Synthoester, tannic acids). Which ones are high hydroxy functionalized, dense structure and peculiar shape are exploited to control the interactions between the organic and inorganic phases. The hybrid materials were characterized by TEM, SAXS, TGA, DMA, and microscratch tester. We investigated the influence of weight fraction of silica and of hydroxyl functionality of organic component on one side, and the influence of condensation degree on the other side, on the final morphology and thermal and mechanical properties.
