Structural analysis of the curing of epoxy thermosets crosslinked with hyperbranched poly(ethyleneimine)s

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-305

  Fernández Francos, Xavier ^a   Ramis, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Epoxy; Gelation; Hyperbranched polymer; Network structure

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; CURING; DENDRIMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GELATION;

CROSS LINKING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; EPOXY; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL FRAGMENTS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84937927421     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.07.031     Document Type: Article

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