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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 67, Issue 10, Pages 2036-2044Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.11.017
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A. particle-reinforced composites; A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); B. interphase; B. mechanical properties
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Both unmodified cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles and those functionalized with a bi-functional coupling agent methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (NIPS) were used to fabricate vinyl-ester resin polymeric nanocomposites. The nanoparticle functionalization was observed to have a significant effect on the physical properties of the cupric oxide filled vinyl-ester resin nanocomposite. Thermal degradation study by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) showed the increased thermo-stability in the functionalized-nanoparticle-filled vinyl-ester resin nanocomposites as compared with the unmodified-nanoparticle-filled counterparts. The more uniform particle dispersion and the chemical bond between nanoparticle and vinyl-ester resin were found to contribute to the increased thermal stability and enhanced tensile strength. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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