My research objectives are particularly focusing on toughening epoxy materials via rearranging the molecular architecture of crosslinked polymer networks. The idea, unlike other conventions, is a new approach that links structure to properties such as mechanical, physical and transport properties.
We've recently shown, via utilizing novel processing techniques, that polymer network topology can be altered and network isomers (polymers with similar compositions) with rearranged molecular structures can be produced. The resulting materials revealed remarkable improvement in toughness without essential properties (such as Young's modulus, glass transition temperature, and tensile strength...