Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review
Hyperbranched polymers and multiarm star polymers are a type of dendritic polymers which have attracted substantial interest during the last 30 years because of their unique properties. They can be used to modify epoxy thermosets to increase their toughness and flexibility but without adversely affe...
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| description | Hyperbranched polymers and multiarm star polymers are a type of dendritic polymers which have attracted substantial interest during the last 30 years because of their unique properties. They can be used to modify epoxy thermosets to increase their toughness and flexibility but without adversely affecting other properties such as reactivity or thermal properties. In addition, the final properties of materials can be tailored by modifying the structure, molecular weight, or type of functional end-groups of the hyperbranched and multiarm star polymers. In this review, we focus on the modification of epoxy-based thermosets with hyperbranched and multiarm star polymers in terms of the effect on the curing process of epoxy formulations, thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties, and their advantages in fire retardancy on the final thermosets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f75f8b74779d4b57abe32b7580a5c2b22023-11-23T14:41:41ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-05-011411222810.3390/polym14112228Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A ReviewDavid Santiago0Àngels Serra1Eurecat–Chemical Technologies Unit, C/Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, SpainDepartment of Analytical and Organic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Marcel·lí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, SpainHyperbranched polymers and multiarm star polymers are a type of dendritic polymers which have attracted substantial interest during the last 30 years because of their unique properties. They can be used to modify epoxy thermosets to increase their toughness and flexibility but without adversely affecting other properties such as reactivity or thermal properties. In addition, the final properties of materials can be tailored by modifying the structure, molecular weight, or type of functional end-groups of the hyperbranched and multiarm star polymers. In this review, we focus on the modification of epoxy-based thermosets with hyperbranched and multiarm star polymers in terms of the effect on the curing process of epoxy formulations, thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties, and their advantages in fire retardancy on the final thermosets.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/11/2228hyperbranched polymersmultiarm star polymersepoxy resinsthermosets |
| spellingShingle | David Santiago Àngels Serra Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review Polymers hyperbranched polymers multiarm star polymers epoxy resins thermosets |
| title | Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review |
| title_full | Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review |
| title_short | Enhancement of Epoxy Thermosets with Hyperbranched and Multiarm Star Polymers: A Review |
| title_sort | enhancement of epoxy thermosets with hyperbranched and multiarm star polymers a review |
| topic | hyperbranched polymers multiarm star polymers epoxy resins thermosets |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/11/2228 |
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