Enhancement of the impact strength of cationically cured cycloaliphatic diepoxide by adding hyperbranched poly(glycidol) partially modified with 10-undecenoyl chains

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1610-1620

  Flores, Marjorie ^a   Morell, Mireia ^a   Fernández Francos, Xavier ^a   Ferrando, Francesc ^a   Ramis, Xavier ^b   Serra, Àngels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cycloaliphatic epoxy; Hyperbranched polymer; Impact strength; Thermoset

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED MONOMER MECHANISM; CATIONIC INITIATORS; CYCLOALIPHATIC EPOXIES; DEGREE OF MODIFICATION; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; YTTERBIUM TRIFLATE;

CHEMICAL BONDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CURING; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOSETS;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 84878720328     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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