Title
Miscibility, phase separation, and mechanism of phase separation of epoxy/block-copolymer blends
Date Issued
23 June 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires
Publisher(s)
Springer International Publishing
Abstract
Incorporating block copolymers into epoxy systems has emerged as a versatile and effective methodology not only to enhance their mechanical properties, but also as an intriguing strategy to design advanced materials with tailored properties. Knowledge of microphase separation mechanisms operating during the development of these materials is essential due to the straight relationship between block copolymer characteristics, epoxy system formulation, and curing conditions with the final nanodomain morphology. This chapter is focused on the thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals describing microphase separation mechanisms by which the nanodomains are obtained. Moreover, key parameters affecting phase separation mechanisms and morphologies are discussed, explaining how different material properties can be tuned by controlling the nanostructure morphology.
Start page
841
End page
881
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química física
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85054891036
ISBN
9783319400419
Resource of which it is part
Handbook of Epoxy Blends
ISBN of the container
978-331940043-3
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus