Epoxy in electrospun nanofibers acting as adhesive generates junctions between nanofibers and thus forms stable three-dimensional networks.

The synergistic effects of reactive polyol diluent and amino-functionalized multi-walled carbon nano-tubes on fracture of two-and three-phase (hybrid) epoxy nanocomposites are investigated under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions. Digital image correlation method with a drop-tower and high-speed camera are used for dynamic tests. The crack-tip deformation histories and fracture paramet...

In this review, we report some recent advances and new horizons in UV-induced cationic photopolymerization. In particular, after a brief introduction on the discovery and affirmation of the cationic photopolymerization process, new efforts in the synthesis of cationic photoinitiators are reported. Subsequently, an interesting and absolutely new application is reported, related to the combinatio...

This review article describes the synthesis route of eugenol (4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol, EU)-based resins, properties, and their use in coating application. EU-based resin is an attractive phenolic-based material with outstanding properties such as thermal stability, water-resistant, antioxidant, flame retardancy performance. However, limited research articles on resins have been published recent...

The effect of curing agent (6610) content and temperature on the rheological behavior of the epoxy resin CYD-128 was studied by DSC analysis and viscosity experiments. The results show that the resin system meets the requirements of processing technology. A complete reaction occurs when the curing agent content (40 parts per hundred resin, phr) is a little higher than the theoretical value (33....

Ultrashort pulses are shaped by reflection from dynamic volume holograms recorded in azo-dye-doped epoxies. The spectral resolution and controllability of the reflection geometry are optimal for this application.

The development of improved epoxy resins can be greatly facilitated using molecular dynamics (MD) techniques. Because molecular-level failure events can play a significant role in epoxy mechanical behavior, the reactive force field (ReaxFF) is an ideal tool for MD simulations of crosslinked epoxies. The results of this study demonstrate that mechanical stiffness and strength values predicted wi...