Improved epoxy thermosets by the use of poly(ethyleneimine) derivatives

Epoxy resins are commonly used as thermosetting materials due to their excellent mechanical properties, high adhesion to many substrates and good heat and chemical resistances. This type of thermosets is intensively used in a wide range of fields, where they act as fiber-reinforced materials, genera...

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Autores: Acebo Gorostiza, Cristina, Ramis Juan, Xavier|||0000-0003-2550-7185, Serra Albet, Maria Àngels|||0000-0003-1387-0358
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/108317
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/108317
https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/psr-2016-0128
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Epoxy resins
Dendrimers
Adhesives
Epoxy
Resines epoxídiques
Dendrímers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials::Materials plàstics i polímers
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Sumario:Epoxy resins are commonly used as thermosetting materials due to their excellent mechanical properties, high adhesion to many substrates and good heat and chemical resistances. This type of thermosets is intensively used in a wide range of fields, where they act as fiber-reinforced materials, general-purpose adhesives, high-performance coatings and encapsulating materials. These materials are formed by the chemical reaction of multifunctional epoxy monomers forming a polymer network produced through an irreversible way. In this article the improvement of the characteristics of epoxy thermosets using different hyperbranched poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) derivatives will be explained.