Covalent sizing surface modification as a route to improved interfacial adhesion in carbon fibre-epoxy composites
Daniel J. Eyckens, Chantelle L. Arnold, Žan Simon, Thomas R. Gengenbach, Jean Pinson, Y. Athulya Wickramasingha, Luke C. Henderson
Topics & Concepts
EpoxyMaterials scienceComposite materialWettingUltimate tensile strengthSizingModulusMonomerSurface modificationCarbon fibersAdhesionAqueous solutionCovalent bondPolymerChemical engineeringComposite numberChemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringFiber-reinforced polymer compositesSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityGraphene research and applications