PES/POSS Soluble Veils as Advanced Modifiers for Multifunctional Fiber Reinforced Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.1.1. Materials
2.1.2. POSS Synthesis
2.1.3. Electrospun Veils Preparation
2.1.4. Composites Manufacturing
2.2. Characterization
2.2.1. Hot Stage Microscopy Analysis of the Veils’ Dissolution into the Unmodified Epoxy Matrix
2.2.2. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) of Cured Composites
2.2.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.2.4. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of POSS Addition on Veil Quality
3.2. Veil Dissolution in Neat Epoxy and Morphological Analysis of the Cured Composites
3.3. DMA Properties of Composites
3.4. Thermal Stability
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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POSS wt % | C | O | S | Si | Au | Cl |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 80 | 11.5 | 6 | - | 2.5 | |
1 | 80.3 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | |
5 | 78.2 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | |
10 | 78.4 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
Zone | C | O | S | Si | Au | Cl |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 88 | 10 | - | - | 2 | - |
2 | 86 | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
3 | 67 | 19 | - | 8.2 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
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Cicala, G.; Blanco, I.; Latteri, A.; Ognibene, G.; Agatino Bottino, F.; Fragalà, M.E. PES/POSS Soluble Veils as Advanced Modifiers for Multifunctional Fiber Reinforced Composites. Polymers 2017, 9, 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9070281
Cicala G, Blanco I, Latteri A, Ognibene G, Agatino Bottino F, Fragalà ME. PES/POSS Soluble Veils as Advanced Modifiers for Multifunctional Fiber Reinforced Composites. Polymers. 2017; 9(7):281. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9070281
Chicago/Turabian StyleCicala, Gianluca, Ignazio Blanco, Alberta Latteri, Giulia Ognibene, Francesco Agatino Bottino, and Maria Elena Fragalà. 2017. "PES/POSS Soluble Veils as Advanced Modifiers for Multifunctional Fiber Reinforced Composites" Polymers 9, no. 7: 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9070281