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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Design of Multifunctional Composites: New Strategy to Save Energy and Improve Mechanical Performance.

Liberata Guadagno, Andrea Sorrentino, Patrick Delprat, Luigi Vertuccio

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Liberata GuadagnoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
Andrea SorrentinoInstitute for Polymers, Composites, and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Previati n. 1/E, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-3002
Patrick DelpratARKEMA S.R.L, BP 34, 64170 Lacq, France.
Luigi VertuccioDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.

Funding

Horizon 2020 760940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, an alternative curing strategy, based on the application of an electric field, is proposed to harden nano-filled multifunctional resins. The resin is obtained through the dispersion of carbon nanotubes, which act as nanometric heater elements in the epoxy matrix. The electro-curing is activated by applying an external electric voltage, which allows tunable cross-linking within the epoxy matrix entrapped between the nanotubes. The electro-curing method allows reaching higher curing degrees with respect to the conventional ones and, consequently, higher glass transition temperatures. This is a direct consequence of the fact that the curing reactions start directly in the regions at the interphase between carbon nanotubes, acting as heater nano-filaments, and the polymeric matrix. The proposed method is able to give composites better properties, making the curing process fast and energy-saving.

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cure behaviorelectrical propertieselectro-curingjoule effectnanocomposites

Identifiers

PMID33218131
PMCPMC7698905

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