Epoxy resins are used in various fields in a wide range of applications such as coatings,
adhesives, modeling compounds, impregnation materials, high-performance composites …

The incorporation of nanomaterials in the polymer matrix is considered to be a highly
effective technique to improve the mechanical properties of resins. In this paper the effects of …

The fracture energy is a substantial material property that measures the ability of materials to
resist crack growth. The reinforcement of the epoxy polymers by nanosize fillers improves …

Many modern engineering structures are composed of brittle heterogenous, or quasibrittle,
materials. These include concrete, composites, tough ceramics, rocks, cold asphalt mixtures …

Carboxyl terminated butadiene acrylonitrile (CTBN) was added to epoxy resins to improve
the fracture toughness, and then two different lateral dimensions of graphene nanoplatelets …

A successful exploitation of nanocomposite materials founds on the development of models
capable of predicting the macroscopic mechanical behaviour as a function of the …

Reinforced silica–epoxy vitrimer nanocomposites have been made in a solvent-free, easily
processable, and economical way with filler contents up to 40 wt%. Increasing silica content …

High-performance epoxy composites find application in the aerospace industry. Although
epoxy is a high-performance polymer, its fracture toughness is compromised due to its …

A fibrous herringbone-modified helicoidal architecture is identified within the exocuticle of an
impact-resistant crustacean appendage. This previously unreported composite …

A DGEBA epoxy resin cured using dicyandiamide hardener, was modified by using two
types of CSR nano-particles over a range of volume fractions from 0 vol.% to 38 vol.%. The …