Curing kinetics and morphology of IPNs from a flexible dimethacrylate and a rigid epoxy via sequential photo and thermal polymerization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1796-1813

  Chen, Fei ^a   Cook, Wayne D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimethacrylate; DMTA; Epoxy; IPNs; Kinetics; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPOXY RESINS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

CURING KINETICS; RIGID EPOXY; THERMAL POLYMERIZATION;

INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS;

EID: 44649149571     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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