Micro- and Nanostructured Epoxy/Rubber Blends
1.6 Toughening of Epoxy Resin1.6.1 Different Toughening Agents; 1.6.1.1 Liquid Elastomers for Toughening Epoxy Matrices; 1.6.1.2 Rigid Crystalline Polymers; 1.6.1.3 Hygrothermal Toughening Agents; 1.6.1.4 Core-Shell Particles; 1.6.1.5 Nanoparticles for Epoxy Toughening; 1.6.1.6 …
This work shows how the properties of cured epoxy resins are improved significantly by the addition of surface-modified silica nanoparticles. Addition of nanosilica typically linearly increases both the modulus and the fracture toughness, and compressive strength and fatigue per…
"The book summaries recent research progress on bioepoxy polymers as well as their blends and composites. It covers aspects from synthesis, processing, various characterization techniques to broad spectrum of applications. It provides a correlation of physical properties with ma…