Insights into epoxy network nanostructural heterogeneity using AFM-IR

S Morsch, Y Liu, SB Lyon… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
… a contentious subject, and epoxies are still commonly assumed to … we use the recently
developed AFM-IR technique to … to heterogeneous network connectivity within an epoxy phenolic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecularly controlled epoxy network nanostructures

S Morsch, Y Liu, P Greensmith, SB Lyon, SR Gibbon - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
… study, AFM-IR images were collected in contact mode at a scan rate of 0.02 Hz using a
gold-… of the heterogeneous network domains is achieved using scanning probe techniques; …

Revealing chemical heterogeneity of CNT fiber nanocomposites via nanoscale chemical imaging

A Mikhalchan, AM Banas, K Banas… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
… appears as a hierarchical nanostructured composite, albeit in a … visualize the heterogeneous
chemical structure of the epoxy … Next, we applied AFM-IR nanospectroscopy and imaging to …

Influence of network heterogeneity on the nanoscale mechanical properties of epoxy resins

HK Nguyen, A Shundo, S Yamamoto, K Tanaka… - Polymer Journal, 2024 - nature.com
… to be at the nanoscale, obtaining insights into the direct correlation between the local …
temperatures generates an epoxy network of less heterogeneous nanostructures, which is …

[PDF][PDF] Revealing Chemical Heterogeneity of CNT Fiber Nanocomposites via Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

A Mikhalchan, AM Banas, K Banas, AM Borkowska… - academia.edu
… At the same time, some traces of the epoxy resin are still detectable within the fiber’s structure,
for example at point#4, where the AFM-IR spectrum shows a strong contribution from CO …

Local mechanical properties of heterogeneous nanostructures developed in a cured epoxy network: implications for innovative adhesion technology

HK Nguyen, M Aoki, X Liang, S Yamamoto… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
… (11−14) Recent efforts in applying an AFM-based infrared analysis technique (AFM-IR) have
… provide important insights into understanding the local properties of nanostructures and …

[HTML][HTML] Self-assembled microstructures with localized graphene domains in an epoxy blend and their related properties

S He, H Stadler, X Huang, X Zheng, G Yuan… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
… Although the researchers offered much insight into the structure… Specifically, we report the
use of AFM-IR spectroscopy to … the formation of this heterogeneous nanostructure. This could …

Controlling the nanostructure of epoxy resins: Reaction selectivity and stoichiometry

S Morsch, Z Kefallinou, Y Liu, SB Lyon, SR Gibbon - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
… dynamics simulations provided detailed insights into heterogeneous network formation, …
study, AFM-IR images were collected in contact mode at a scan rate of 0.04 Hz using a gold-…

Unraveling nanoscale elastic and adhesive properties at the nanoparticle/epoxy interface using bimodal atomic force microscopy

HK Nguyen, A Shundo, X Liang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
… IR imaging method combined with AFM-IR spectroscopy. … nanoparticles on the heterogeneous
nanostructures formed in … silica/epoxy interface can provide important insights for gaining …

Quantification Characterization of Hierarchical Structure of Polyurethane by Advanced AFM and X-ray Techniques

J Wang, M Wang, X Zhang, Y Han, Y Wu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
from the center to the periphery. Overall, our comprehensive characterization of PU provides
valuable insights into its … separation, we recorded the AFM-IR mapping images of specific …