Functionalized polysiloxanes were used as modifier and blended with a commercial epoxy resin (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A, DGEBA) at various ratios. The co-curing behaviors were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and curing kinetic parameters were calculated by Kissinger and Ozawa methods. Their morphology, the thermal and surface characteristic of the cured blends were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and contact angle measurements. 

Curing behavior and structural characterization of functionalized polysiloxanes blended with diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A

248th National Meeting (2014)

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