Short- and Long-Range Mechanical and Chemical Interphases Caused by Interaction of Boehmite (γ-AlOOH) with Anhydride-Cured Epoxy Resins
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Sample Preparation
2.2. Characterization Methods for Short- and Long-Range Mechanical and Chemical Interphases
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology of the Interfacial Region
3.2. ImAFM Analysis
3.3. Surface Potential Measurements
3.4. Elemental Analysis via EDS (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy)
3.5. AFM-IR Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Sample | Al-O-Al in % | Al-O-H in % | H2O |
---|---|---|---|
Commercially available boehmite (BNP) | 49.7 | 50.3 | - |
HydBo | 48.2 | 49.7 | 2.1 |
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
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Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, M.; Elert, A.-M.; Hodoroaba, V.-D.; Agudo Jácome, L.; Altmann, K.; Silbernagl, D.; Sturm, H. Short- and Long-Range Mechanical and Chemical Interphases Caused by Interaction of Boehmite (γ-AlOOH) with Anhydride-Cured Epoxy Resins. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 853. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060853
Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani M, Elert A-M, Hodoroaba V-D, Agudo Jácome L, Altmann K, Silbernagl D, Sturm H. Short- and Long-Range Mechanical and Chemical Interphases Caused by Interaction of Boehmite (γ-AlOOH) with Anhydride-Cured Epoxy Resins. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(6):853. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060853
Chicago/Turabian StyleGhasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media, Anna-Maria Elert, Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba, Leonardo Agudo Jácome, Korinna Altmann, Dorothee Silbernagl, and Heinz Sturm. 2019. "Short- and Long-Range Mechanical and Chemical Interphases Caused by Interaction of Boehmite (γ-AlOOH) with Anhydride-Cured Epoxy Resins" Nanomaterials 9, no. 6: 853. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060853