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 …

Hybrid inorganic–polymer nanocomposites can be employed in diverse applications due to
the potential combination of desired properties from both the organic and inorganic …

The present investigation was performed to study the effect of titanium carbide (TiC)
nanoparticles and coir fiber as hybrid reinforcements on the physical, mechanical …

Among carbon fillers, carbon fiber is considered to be an ideal reinforcement for epoxy
because of its outstanding electrical, mechanical, and thermal features. Several inorganic …

Marine biofouling is a catastrophic problem for maritime industries, which catches
researchers' attention. Antifouling coatings have been proved to be an effective approach to …

A bio-based epoxy resin, triglycidyl ether of resveratrol (TGER), was synthesized based on
the renewable resveratrol deriving from tannins. The structure and properties of TGER have …

Sol-gel methodologies are advantageous in the preparation of hybrid materials in front of the
conventional addition of nanoparticles, because of the fine dispersion of the inorganic phase …

The results of long-term researches of thin films prepared from tetraethoxysilane-derived
sols containing inorganic and organic additives are systematized and analyzed. These …

Epoxy nanocomposites containing Mg (OH) 2 nanocrystals (MgNCs, 5.3 wt%) were
produced via an eco-friendly “solvent-free one-pot” process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), high …

The bisphenol A epoxy resin was modified by the polycondensation between
tetrabromobisphenol A and bisphenol A epoxy resin. After curing using 4, 4 …