Effect of the cure temperature on the morphology of a cyanate ester resin modified with a thermoplastic: characterization by atomic force microscopy

Authors
Marieta, C del Rio, M Harismendy, I Mondragon, I
Citation
C. Marieta et al., Effect of the cure temperature on the morphology of a cyanate ester resin modified with a thermoplastic: characterization by atomic force microscopy, EUR POLYM J, 36(7), 2000, pp. 1445-1454
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00143057 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1445 - 1454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-3057(200007)36:7<1445:EOTCTO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A bisphenol A dicyanate (DCBA) resin has been modified with bisphenol-A pol ysulfone (PSU) at a concentration of 15 wt%. Mixtures, postcured at the sam e conditions, have been precured at different temperatures. The effect of t he curing temperature on the morphology has been studied by Atomic Force Mi croscopy (AFM). In the present study, we have also compared Scanning Electr on Microscopy (SEM) and AFM in order to demonstrate that AFM is a powerful tool for the characterisation of polymer mixtures morphology. (C) 2000 Else vier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.