Nanostructure toughening of epoxy thermosets with block Ionomer complexes Wu, Shuying 2012, Nanostructure toughening of epoxy thermosets with block Ionomer complexes, Ph.D thesis, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads wu-nanostructuretoughening-2013A.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 15.52MB 624 Title Nanostructure toughening of epoxy thermosets with block Ionomer complexes Author Wu, Shuying Institution Deakin University School Institute for Frontier Materials Faculty GTP Research Degree type Research doctorate Degree name Ph.D Thesis advisor Guo, Qipeng orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-651X Date submitted 2012-10 Keyword(s) Polymer materials science Toughening of thermosetting polymers Block ionomers/complexes Nanostructured epoxies Summary This thesis addresses an important issue in polymer materials science, the toughening of thermosetting polymers. A novel approach has been developed, i.e., the use of block ionomers/complexes to promote compatibilization with thermosetting epoxies. The morphology and mechanical properties of the resulting nanostructured epoxies were intensively studied to establish structure-property correlation. Language eng Field of Research 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 091205 Functional Materials 091209 Polymers and Plastics Socio Economic Objective 870303 Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) Description of original xxi, 162 pages : illustrations, graphs, tables, some coloured Copyright notice ©The Author. All Rights Reserved Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30060430 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 13 Feb 2014, 13:21:04 EST Fri, 14 Feb 2014, 07:28:53 EST Fri, 14 Feb 2014, 07:30:21 EST Thu, 17 Apr 2014, 11:14:48 EST Wed, 04 Jun 2014, 10:15:26 EST Wed, 04 Jun 2014, 10:17:35 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 06:56:03 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 08:40:55 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 08:41:54 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:09:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 378 Abstract Views, 651 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 13 Feb 2014, 13:20:50 EST by Belinda Lee