TREATED GLASS-FIBERS .1. ADSORPTION OF AN ISOCYANURATE SILANE

An isocyanurate silane coupling agent effectively attaches to E-glass fibers both from aqueous or CCl4 solution, SEM revealed remarkably dif ferent glass surface topographies that were solvent dependent. Applica tion of the coupling agent from CCl4 solution gave rise to unprecenden ted polymeric bridges between adjacent parallel fibers, The existence of such large bridging structures has only recently been postulated, a nd it was not thought that such theoretical projections would ever be observed, as polymeric bridging structures typically should collapse i n the absence of solvent. (C) 1997 Academic Press.