Review
Polymer Science
David Santiago, Angels Serra
Summary: Hyperbranched polymers and multiarm star polymers, as dendritic polymers, have unique properties. By using these polymers to modify epoxy resins, the final properties of materials can be controlled, such as increasing toughness, flexibility, and fire retardancy.
Article
Polymer Science
Fengshuo Hu, Santosh Kumar Yadav, John J. La Scala, James Throckmorton, Giuseppe R. Palmese
Summary: A series of bio-rubber reactive tougheners were prepared by grafting renewable saturated fatty acids of different chain lengths onto epoxidized soybean oil for thermosetting epoxy resins. The tunable nature of the tougheners derived from the architecture and functionality of naturally occurring molecules, which significantly improved the fracture toughness of thermosetting polymer samples by enhancing critical strain energy release rate and stress intensity factor values.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Fengshuo Hu, John J. La Scala, Santosh Kumar Yadav, James Throckmorton, Giuseppe R. Palmese
Summary: A series of bio-rubber tougheners were prepared by grafting renewable fatty acids onto epoxidized soybean oil, which were then blended with different weight fractions of BR-toughened bisphenol A resins and stoichiometrically cured using an amine curing agent. The use of higher molecular weight epoxy resins produced a synergistic effect in increasing toughness, and the degree of phase separation and toughening were found to be controllable relative to similar polymers cured with aromatic curing agents.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Yingsheng Lai, Mao Chen, Yeping Wu, Yinyu Zhang, Xiuli Zhao, Zhongtao Chen
Summary: This study reports a new mechanochromic polymer system that exhibits multicolor switching by incorporating different mechanochromophores at specific ratios. The polymer system undergoes color changes under compressive stress and shows multicolor switching during the recovery process.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Satish Kumar Dharmalingam, Rajmohan Murugesan
Summary: This study aimed to optimize the tribological performances of epoxy, epoxy/strand mat E-glass fiber composite, and hybrid composite of epoxy/strand mat E-glass fiber/carbon. Gray relational analysis was used to identify the optimal parameters for minimum weight loss and coefficient of friction. The results showed that the epoxy/strand mat E-glass fiber/carbon composite exhibited good wear resistance and a lower coefficient of friction.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Migle Lebedevaite, Vaidas Talacka, Jolita Ostrauskaite
Summary: Green chemistry and green engineering concepts were used to develop novel sustainable polymeric materials composed of biorenewable carbon content suitable for DLP 3D printing technology. The synthesized polymers exhibited high printing accuracy, good adhesion between layers, and high tensile modulus and strength, showing potential as competitive replacements for petroleum-derived polymeric materials in additive manufacturing to reduce environmental impact.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Polymer Science
Bijender Kumar, Dickens O. Agumba, Duc H. Pham, Hyun Chan Kim, Jaehwan Kim
Summary: This review article discusses the synthesis, properties, and applications of EU-based resins in coating applications, emphasizing their excellent performance and potential for development. Despite limited research, the interest in design strategies and properties of EU-based resins has been increasing due to their low cost and environmentally friendly characteristics.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Suzanne Morsch, Stuart B. Lyon, Simon Gibbon, Mark Irwin
Summary: The internal nanostructure of epoxy resins has negligible effect on the extent and kinetics of moisture sorption, despite being able to be varied through careful optimization of the cure schedule.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoqian Mi, Nuo Liang, Haifeng Xu, Juan Wu, Yu Jiang, Bei Nie, Daohong Zhang
Summary: This review provides an up-to-date overview of toughening methods and mechanisms for epoxy resins, as well as guidance for the sustainable development of epoxy resins in versatile high-tech fields.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Md-Jamal Uddin, Deepa Kodali, Vijaya K. Rangari
Summary: This study presents the fabrication and characterization of bone ash filled biobased epoxy resin nanocomposites, achieving significant improvements in flexural strength, modulus, and thermal stability. These enhanced thermal and mechanical performances make the epoxy nanocomposites suitable for lightweight aerospace, automotive, and biomedical applications.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xiaokang Zhang, Shunbing Cai, Zhiwen Jian, Xi Yang, Yindong Wang, Zhanhua Wang, Xili Lu, Hesheng Xia
Summary: This study developed a novel epoxy resin containing dynamic covalent bonds, which can degrade in benzyl alcohol at 190 degrees Celsius under the catalysis of aluminum chloride. The optimized epoxy resin showed good mechanical properties. Carbon fiber-reinforced composites fabricated using this resin exhibited excellent mechanical properties and allowed for nondestructive recovery of carbon fibers.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Nobuyuki Odagiri, Keiichi Shirasu, Yoshiaki Kawagoe, Gota Kikugawa, Yutaka Oya, Naoki Kishimoto, Fumio S. Ohuchi, Tomonaga Okabe
Summary: The study reveals that higher stoichiometric ratio samples enhance material ductility, while lower stoichiometric ratio samples primarily exhibit branched molecular structures.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Mengyu Chen, Licheng Liu, Gang Wang, Zhuoyu Liu, Yingfeng Yu
Summary: The study developed a biobased functional reactive modifier for thermosetting epoxy resins, which exhibited excellent overall performance.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nadim Eid, Bruno Ameduri, Bernard Boutevin
Summary: The discovery of huge petroleum reserves in the 19th century drove the industrial revolution but also led to concerns over global warming and environmental issues, prompting researchers to seek biorenewable monomers and more sustainable polymer production. Natural feedstocks such as cellulose and hemicellulose have been explored as sources for epoxy resin synthesis, with an aim to replace phthalic moieties in polyethylene terephthalate. The study highlights advancements in preparing diamines and diepoxy monomers from furanic sources, emphasizing the potential of biobased monomers as substitutes for nonrenewable ones in epoxy resin production.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Samuel C. Leguizamon, Jackson Powers, Juhong Ahn, Sara Dickens, Sangwoo Lee, Brad H. Jones
Summary: Polymerization-induced phase separation allows for precise control over thermoset network morphologies, resulting in heterogeneous structures with tunable domain sizes ranging from 1-100 nm. By adjusting the composition of a binary curing agent mixture in a rubber-toughened epoxy thermoset, morphology can be easily controlled through a single compositional parameter, leading to a wide range of morphologies controlled by the reactivities and compatibility of network components. This method also demonstrates a strong relationship between chain dynamics and microstructure, with the tunable morphology allowing for variations in glass transition temperature and mechanical properties such as elongation at failure, modulus, and ultimate strength that were previously unattainable.
Article
Polymer Science
Shu Wang, Wenyue Ding, Guozhen Yang, Megan L. Robertson
MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2016)
Article
Polymer Science
Guozhen Yang, Samantha L. Kristufek, Lauren A. Link, Karen L. Wooley, Megan L. Robertson
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Samantha L. Kristufek, Guozhen Yang, Lauren A. Link, Brian J. Rohde, Megan L. Robertson, Karen L. Wooley
Article
Polymer Science
Guozhen Yang, Samantha L. Kristufek, Lauren A. Link, Karen L. Wooley, Megan L. Robertson
Article
Polymer Science
Sheli C. Mauck, Shu Wang, Wenyue Ding, Brian J. Rohde, C. Karen Fortune, Guozhen Yang, Suk-Kyun Ahn, Megan L. Robertson
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guozhen Yang, Brian J. Rohde, Megan L. Robertson
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Samantha L. Kristufek, Guozhen Yang, Jeffery E. Raymond, Megan L. Robertson, Karen L. Wooley
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2014)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guozhen Yang, Brian J. Rohde, Megan L. Robertson
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2014)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guozhen Yang, Megan L. Robertson
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2013)