Preparation and characterization of poly (Lactic acid)‐g‐maleic anhydride+ starch blends

VH Orozco, W Brostow, W Chonkaew… - Macromolecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and starch copolymers are obtained by reactive blending‐
varying the starch compositions from 0 to 60%. PLA is functionalized with maleic anhydride …

Modified epoxy coatings on mild steel: tribology and surface energy

W Brostow, M Dutta, P Rusek - European Polymer Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
A commercial epoxy diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) was modified by adding
fluorinated poly (aryl ether ketone) fluoropolymer and in turn metal micro powders (Ni, Al, Zn …

Effects of fluoropolymer addition to an epoxy on scratch depth and recovery

W Brostow, B Bujard, PE Cassidy, HE Hagg… - Materials Research …, 2002 - Springer
Samples were prepared by addition of a fluorinated poly (aryl ether ketone)(12F-PEK) to a
commercial epoxy resin and curing at either 24° C or 70° C. The concentrations of …

Separation of gelation from vitrification in curing of a fiber‐reinforced epoxy composite

B Bilyeu, W Brostow, KP Menard - Polymer Composites, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Prepregs of a mixture of the tetrafunctional epoxy tetraglycidyl 4, 4‐diaminodiphenyl
methane (TGDDM) and the tetrafunctional amine 4, 4'‐diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) were …

[PDF][PDF] Modified phenol-formaldehyde resins and their application in bitumen-polymeric mixtures

G Strap, O Astakhova, O Lazorko… - Chemistry & …, 2013 - irbis-nbuv.gov.ua
Phenol-formaldehyde resins (PhFR) with reactive methacrylate fragments or labile peroxy
bonds in the side branches used as a polymeric component of bitumen-polymeric mixtures …

Fluoropolymer addition to an epoxy: phase inversion and tribological properties

W Brostow, PE Cassidy, HE Hagg, M Jaklewicz… - Polymer, 2001 - Elsevier
Morphology, elastic modulus, static and dynamic friction of a commercial epoxy resin+
fluorinated poly (aryl ether ketone)(12F-PEK) system have been studied. The system was …

Connection of surface tension with multiple tribological properties in epoxy+ fluoropolymer systems

W Brostow, PE Cassidy, J Macossay… - Polymer …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Contact angles of free liquids on solid samples were measured and the van Oss–Good
method was applied for evaluating surface tensions of the solids. A parachor method was …

Obtaining of Coumarone-Indene Resins Based on Light Fraction of Coal Tar. 4. Bitumen-Polymer Blends with Participation of Coumarone-Indene Resins with Epoxy …

O Astakhova, M Shved, O Zubal… - Chemistry & Chemical …, 2019 - mostwiedzy.pl
Using light fraction of coal tar (5.75 wt% of coumarone and 44.45 wt% of indene), glycidyl
methacrylate and styrene, the coumarone-indene resin with epoxy groups (CIRE) has been …

Cure progress in epoxy systems: dependence on temperature and time

W Brostow, NM Glass - Materials Research Innovations, 2003 - Springer
We have developed an analytical formula for the cure progress of epoxy systems as a
function of both time t and temperature T. Complex viscosity η* or the storage modulus G …

Determination of volume changes during cure via void elimination and shrinkage of an epoxy prepreg using a quartz dilatometry cell

B Bilyeu, W Brostow, KP Menard - Polimery, 2001 - polimery.ichp.vot.pl
Volumetric changes were eliminated in processing of a glass fiber reinforced epoxy prepreg;
two components from void elimination and the crosslinking reaction itself were isolated. A …