Low-molecular-weight thermoplastic modifiers as effective healing agents in mendable epoxy networks

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-117

  Varley, Russell J ^a   Dao, Buu ^a   Pillsbury, Christopher ^b   Kalista, Stephen J ^b   Jones, Frank R ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polymer networks; self healing; thermoplastic healing

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED EPOXIES; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NETWORK STRUCTURES; POLYMER NETWORKS; SELF-HEALING;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHERS; PHENOXY RESINS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; SALICYLIC ACID; THERMOANALYSIS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84890842293     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13507348     Document Type: Article

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