Nanoscale Characterization of Amine-Epoxy Interphase in 3D Confinement network (porous glass)
English
Filimon, Marlena[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit >]
Schmauch, Jörg[University of Saarland > Department of Technical Physics]
Sanctuary, Roland[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit >]
2013
No
International
SoMAS-„Soft Matter Science: Concepts for the Design of Functional Materials“ 2013
from 07-07-2013 to12-07-2013
[en] amine-epoxy ; 3D Confinement network ; nano-microscopy
[en] Many aspects of polymer research and application are directly connected with surface and interface phenomena occurring when polymers are brought into contact with substrates made of another kind of material (e.g. metals, nanoparticles, etc.). Generally, interphases emerge between polymer matrix and substrate. These are regions with morphologies and properties differing from those of polymer and substrate. While curing a thermoset, at least two different types of monomers react to form a high molecular weight polymer network. The composition of the mixture of reactance can be altered near substrate in contact with thermoset components. In this poster, we present some preliminary results obtained for interphases which appear while curing an amine-epoxy thermoset in contact with a porous glass (pore size ~20 nm). As tools for investigating the interphases, we exploited Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in addition with Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy (TM - AFM).
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