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Water sorption in a novel liquid crystalline epoxy resin
Author(s) -
Carfagna C.,
Amendola E.,
Giamberini M.,
Mensitieri G.,
Del Nobile M. A.,
Filippov A. G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760350203
Subject(s) - epoxy , sorption , materials science , thermosetting polymer , isotropy , phase (matter) , liquid crystal , composite material , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , adsorption , physics , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Water sorption tests have been carried out for a novel epoxy resin having liquid crystalline character. The sorption isotherm. Relative to the expoxy resin cured in the nematic phase, does not indicate any substantial difference from the resin cured in the isotropic state. This is an indication that, as far as this class of thermosets is considered, the liquid crystalline order does not affect mechanism and equilibrium values of water uptake.