Epoxy resins are very important and widely used thermosetting polymers that find many
practical applications. Very often their properties can be effectively modified by an addition …

With the increasing emphasis on environmental protection, the development of flame
retardants for epoxy resin (EP) has tended to be non-toxic, efficient, multifunctional and …

Owing to their high versatility from chemical and processing perspectives and hence their
capability of being tailored for required properties, epoxy resins are used in a wide range of …

The control of the nanostructure and the addition of nanoparticles to polymers have led to
structural and functional property enhancements in a number of polymeric systems as a …

The natural world abounds in lignocellulosic biomass, which is an environmentally friendly
renewable resource. Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) made from biomass have the advantages …

Different nano-and micro-fillers are added to modify the mechanical properties, wear
resistance, thermal properties and the curing process of polymers. A very important …

Waterborne epoxy coatings were modified by adding mesoporous-TiO 2 nanoparticles
(meso-TiO 2). In order to achieve proper dispersion of meso-TiO 2 in the epoxy-based …

Industrial waste from the production of metallic silicon and silicon–iron alloys, which
includes silica fumes (microsilica), is subject to numerous applications aiming at its reuse in …

The advancement of polymer nano-composites has been motivated by the need for
materials with a specific combination of mechanical properties beyond those achieved from …

In this work, γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane treated aluminum nitride nanosheets (TAlN) were
blended with cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), and a novel nano-flexible composite film was …