Molecular scale simulations on thermoset polymers: A review

C Li, A Strachan - Journal of polymer science part B: polymer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the field of molecular simulations of thermoset polymers. This class of
polymers is of interest in applications ranging from structural components for aerospace to …

Fracture in glassy polymers: a molecular modeling perspective

J Rottler - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past 25 years, molecular modeling and simulations have provided important
insights into the physics of deformation and fracture of glassy polymers. This review presents …

Interface binding and mechanical properties of MXene-epoxy nanocomposites

Y Sliozberg, J Andzelm, CB Hatter, B Anasori… - … Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermosetting epoxy polymers exhibit excellent stiffness and strength and are commonly
utilized as matrices to make fiber reinforced composites. However, epoxy thermosets are …

Effect of amine hardener molecular structure on the thermal conductivity of epoxy resins

G Lv, E Jensen, C Shen, K Yang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Epoxy resins with enhanced thermal conductivity are in great demand to improve the
thermal management of electrical motors. However, the thermal conductivity of epoxy resin …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer cyclization for the emergence of hierarchical nanostructures

C Chen, MK Singh, K Wunderlich, S Harvey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The creation of synthetic polymer nanoobjects with well-defined hierarchical structures is
important for a wide range of applications such as nanomaterial synthesis, catalysis, and …

High thermal conductivity semicrystalline epoxy resins with anthraquinone-based hardeners

G Lv, E Jensen, CM Evans… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymers with enhanced thermal conductivity are in great demand for thermal management
of electronic devices. However, the thermal conductivity of polymers is typically low (∼ 0.2 …

Ordering and crystallization of entangled polyethylene melts under uniaxial tension: A molecular dynamics study

YR Sliozberg, IC Yeh, M Kröger, KA Masser… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Morphological and mechanical properties of semicrystalline polymers are strongly
influenced by flow-induced crystallization during processing. We perform extensive …

Odd–even effect on the thermal conductivity of liquid crystalline epoxy resins

G Lv, C Shen, N Shan, E Jensen, X Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Rapid developments in high-performance computing and high-power electronics are driving
needs for highly thermal conductive polymers and their composites for encapsulants and …

Overcoming the structural versus energy dissipation trade-off in highly crosslinked polymer networks: Ultrahigh strain rate response in polydicyclopentadiene

DB Knorr Jr, KA Masser, RM Elder, TW Sirk… - … Science and Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ballistic performance, at effective strain rates of (10 4–10 5 s− 1), for polymeric
dicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) was compared with two epoxy resin/diamine systems with …

Toughened epoxy polymers via rearrangement of network topology

M Sharifi, CW Jang, CF Abrams… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The highly crosslinked molecular architecture of thermosets makes this class of material
strong but brittle. It is advantageous to enhance the ductility without sacrificing strength …