Toughening mechanisms of nanoparticle-modified epoxy polymers
Mohammed R.D., Johnsen B.B., Kinloch A.J., Taylor A.C., Sprenger S., The University of Trinidad and Tobago, TT
An epoxy resin, cured with an anhydride, has been modified by the addition of silica nanoparticles. The particles were introduced via a sol-gel technique which gave a very well-dispersed phase of nanosilica particles which were [...]