Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerisation derived poly (dicyclopentadiene) based materials

S Kovačič, C Slugovc - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last two decades, poly (dicyclopentadiene) prepared by Ring-opening Metathesis
Polymerisation has emerged as an important competitor for epoxy-and polyester resins. This …

Flame retardant, strong and tough, low dielectric epoxy thermoset enabled by a novel bi-DOPO type epoxy with aggregation-induced emission

C Gao, L Guo, P Yuan, Y Qiao, A Xing, X Li - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multifunctional epoxy resins with excellent flame retardancy, high strength, high toughness,
low dielectric loss and strong fluorescence show great potentials in electrical/electronic …

Epoxy resin thermo-mechanics and failure modes: Effects of cure and cross-linker length

SC Chowdhury, RM Elder, TW Sirk… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of molecular weight (MW) of cross-linker and degree of cure on the structure and
thermo-mechanical properties of the Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether epoxy resin have been …

Influence of molecular weight between crosslinks on the mechanical properties of polymers formed via ring-opening metathesis

TR Long, RM Elder, ED Bain, KA Masser, TW Sirk… - Soft Matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The apparent molecular weight between crosslinks (Mc, a) in a polymer network plays a
fundamental role in the network mechanical response. We systematically varied Mc, a …

On the nature of epoxy resin post-curing

JC Moller, RJ Berry, HA Foster - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Post-curing is intended to improve strength, elevate glass transition, and reduce residual
stress and outgassing in thermosets. Also, experiments indicate post-curing temperatures …

Universal G′ ∼ L–3 Law for the Low-Frequency Shear Modulus of Confined Liquids

A Zaccone, L Noirez - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquids confined to sub-millimeter scales have remained poorly understood. One of the most
striking effects is the large elasticity revealed using good wetting conditions, which grows …

Bridging Strength and Ductility in Crosslinked Epoxy Networks

JM Dennis, A Krishnamurthy, TW Sirk… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
By introducing a monofunctional epoxy compound in epoxy-amine structural adhesives, a
series of polymer glasses are studied which systematically varies the apparent molecular …

Assessing the properties of Poly (dicyclopentadiene) reinforced with discontinuous carbon fibers

DJ Hayne, MA Singleton, BA Patterson… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ring-opening metathesis polymers (ROMPs) have remarkable toughness usually failing in a
ductile rather than brittle manner. Despite these advantages, these resins have rarely been …

Effects of dynamic disulfide bonds on mechanical behavior in glassy epoxy thermosets

B Lewis, JM Dennis, KR Shull - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inclusion of dynamic covalent chemistries within polymer networks has been a topic of
significant research due to the ability to endow these materials with reprocessability and …

Thermal conductivity of bottle–brush polymers

MK Maurya, T Laschuetza, MK Singh, D Mukherji - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a generic model, we investigated heat
propagation in bottle–brush polymers (BBP). An architecture is referred to as a BBP when a …