Copper oxide nanoparticles in an epoxy network: microstructure, chain confinement and mechanical behaviour

• DOI: 10.1039/c6cp02361d
• Publication Date: 2016-06-22T19:06:21Z
• Authors: Anu Tresa Sunny; Poornima Vijayan P.; Rameshwar Adhikari; Suresh Mathew; Sabu Thomas
• Keywords: Filler (materials); Chain (unit); Copper oxide; Polymer nanocomposite

The physical characteristics of epoxy–nCOP nanocomposites are associated with the constrained epoxy chains immobilized by octahedral nCOP particles. existence a region depends on filler dispersion and polymer/filler interactions.