WO2004011525-A1  FU B X ET AL: "Structural development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) molecules" POLYMER, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V, GB, vol. 42, no. 2, January 2001 (2001-01), pages 599-611, XP004216943 ISSN: 0032-3861;  SCHWAB J J ET AL: "HYBRID NANOREINFORCED POLYURETHANES BASED ON POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES (POSS)" RAPRA ABSTRACTS, PERGAMON PRESS LTD. OXFORD, GB, vol. 77, no. 6, June 1999 (1999-06), page 122 XP000830182 ISSN: 0033-6750US7067606-B2  Alami, E., et al., "Aggregation of Hydrophobically End-Capped Poly(ethylene oxide) in Aqueous Solutions," Macromolecules 1996, 29, pp 2229-2243.;  Bhargava, s. et al., "Effect of Water on Viscosity and Shear-Thickening Behavior of Telechelic Ionomers in Nonpolar Sovents," Macromolecules 1998, 31, pp. 508-514.;  Fu B X et al: "Structural development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS) molecules" Polymer, Elsivier Science Publishers B.V., GB, vol. 42, No. 2, Jan. 2001 pp. 599-611, XP004216943 ISSN: 0032-3861 p. 600-601.;  Hsiao et al. "Structural development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) molecules" Polymer, 42,599-611 (2001).;  Lee, W.K. et al., "Synthesis and Surface properties of Fluorocarbon End-cCapped Biodegradable Polyesters," Macromolecules 2001, 34, pp. 3000-3006.;  Maus, C., et al., "Shear thickening of halato-telechelic polymers in apolar solvents," Polymer vol. 36, No. 10, 1995, pp. 2083-2088.;  Nagashima, K., et al., "Diffusion of Model Hydrophobic Alkali-Swellable Emulsion Associative Thickeners," Macromolecules 2000, 33, pp. 9329-9339.;  Nomula et al: "Solution Structure and Shear Thickening Behavior of Ionomers and Hydrophobically Associating Polymers", 2000 American Chemical Society, pp. 127-142.;  Preuschen, J., et al., "Aggregation Behavior of a Symmetric, Fluorinated, Telechelic Polymer System Studied by F19 NMR Relaxation," Macromolecules 1999, 32, ppp. 2690-2695.;  Schwab et al: "Hybrid Nanoreinforced Polyurethanes Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Sisequioxanes (POSS)", Rapra Abstracts, Pergamon Press Ltd., Oxford; GB, vol. 77, No. 6, Jun. 1999, p. 122 XP000830182, ISSN: 0033-6750 abstract.;  Schwab et al: "Hybrid Nanoreinforced Polyurethanes Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Sisequioxanes (POSS)".;  Tam, K. et al., A structural Model of Hydrophobically Modified Urethane-Ethoxylate (HEUR) Associative Polymers in Shear Flows, Macromolecules 1998, 31, pp. 4149-4159.;  Tam, K. et al., heological Properties of Hyrdrophobically Modified Alkali-Soluble Polymers_Effects of Ethylene-Oxide Chain Length, J. polym. Sci.: Part B: Polym Phys., 1998, 36, 2275-2290.;  Tirtaatmadja, V., et al., heological Properties of Model Alkali-Soluble Associative (HASE) Polymers: Effect of Varying Hydrophobe Chain Length , Macromolecules 1997, 30, pp. 3271-3282.;  Vorobyova et al. "Fluorescent probe studies of the association in an aqueous solution of a hydrophobically modified poly(ethylene oxide)" Macromolecules, 31, 8998-9007(998).;  Vorobyova et al: "Determination of Aggregation Numbers in Aqueous Solutions of Hydrophobically Modified Polymers by Fluorescent Probe Techniques", 2000 American Chemcal Societyl, pp. 143-263.;  Vorobyova, O. et al., "Fluorescent Probe Studies of the Associate in an Aqueous Solution of a Hydrophobically Modified Poly(ethylene oxide)" Macromolecules 1998, 31, pp. 8998-9007.US2011172753-A1  RL Hudson "http://www.rlhudson.com/O-Ring%20Book/P041.html" 1/31/2001 (date stamp shown);  Fu et al "Nanoscale Reinforcement of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) in polyurethane elastomer" Polym In 49:437-440 (2000);  Fu et al "Nanoscale development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) molecules" Polymer 42 (2001) 599-611;  Laine "Organic/Inorganic hybrid materials " 1998;  Zhang "effect of methyl methacrylate/polyhedral oligiomeric..." macromolecules 2002