A Self-Healing and Electrical-Tree-Inhibiting Epoxy Composite with Hydrogen-Bonds and SiO2 Particles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of HSM
2.3. Surface Modification of SiO2 Particles
2.4. Preparation of Epoxy/HSM/SiO2 Composites
2.5. Characterization
2.6. Electrical Treeing Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Material Characterization
3.2. Electrical Treeing Experiments
3.3. Further Analysis of the Electrical Treeing
3.4. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Bian, W.; Wang, W.; Yang, Y. A Self-Healing and Electrical-Tree-Inhibiting Epoxy Composite with Hydrogen-Bonds and SiO2 Particles. Polymers 2017, 9, 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090431
Bian W, Wang W, Yang Y. A Self-Healing and Electrical-Tree-Inhibiting Epoxy Composite with Hydrogen-Bonds and SiO2 Particles. Polymers. 2017; 9(9):431. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090431
Chicago/Turabian StyleBian, Wancong, Wenxuan Wang, and Ying Yang. 2017. "A Self-Healing and Electrical-Tree-Inhibiting Epoxy Composite with Hydrogen-Bonds and SiO2 Particles" Polymers 9, no. 9: 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090431