WATER SORPTION IN A NOVEL LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE EPOXY-RESIN

Authors
CARFAGNA C AMENDOLA E GIAMBERINI M MENSITIERI G DELNOBILE MA FILIPPOV AG
Citation
C. Carfagna et al., WATER SORPTION IN A NOVEL LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE EPOXY-RESIN, Polymer engineering and science, 35(2), 1995, pp. 137-143
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Polymer engineering and science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323888
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
137 - 143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3888(1995)35:2<137:WSIANL>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Water sorption tests have been carried out for a novel epoxy resin hav ing liquid crystalline character. The sorption isotherm, relative to t he epoxy resin cured in the nematic phase, does not indicate any subst antial 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 equilibriu m values of water uptake.