Many polymer materials are brittle and hence susceptible to fracture, especially in the
presence of notches, scratches, or internal defects. This limits the application of polymer …

Many excellent thermal and mechanical performances of cured epoxy resin products can be
related to their specific network structure. In this work, a typical crosslinked epoxy resin was …

Elastomeric nano-particles (ENPs) have been used widely and nano-scale effects have
been found when used in polymer modification. For example, ENPs could increase …

A unique ultrafine full-vulcanized powdered ethyl acrylate rubber (EA-UFPR) was used as
the toughening modifier for poly (lactic acid)(PLA). Largely improved tensile toughness was …

Red mud, known as bauxite residue, is a tough solid waste posing a hazardous threat to the
environment. It is urgent to develop efficient methods for the utilization of red mud worldwide …

The present research aims to utilize ultrafine elastomeric particles to reduce the problem of
brittleness in poly (lactic acid)(PLA). Particles of acrylate rubber were added to PLA at the …

Six new polyether titanate coupling agents with different polyethyleneglycol (PEG) segment
lengths were prepared in this study and were then used to modify calcium sulfate whiskers …

In this study, a rubber-composite-nanoparticle-modified epoxy powder composite coating
with low curing temperature and high toughness was successfully fabricated. The effects of …

Termoplásticos modificados com elastômeros têm despertado grande interesse de
pesquisadores e de indústrias devido à atraente relação custo/benefício e a possibilidade …

Graft copolymers, deproteinized natural rubber-graft-polystyrene (DPNR-g-PS) and
deproteinized natural rubber-graft-polyacrylonitrile (DPNR-g-PAN), were prepared by the …