Cellulose nanocrystals in epoxy resins (part 2)

Complementing our last publication on the reinforcement of epoxy resins by addition of cellulose nanocrystals, another group, Kumara et al. of Queen’s University, Belfast and Monash University, Australia, has shown that the addition of 2 wt% nanocellulose to glass fibre-reinforced epoxy resin yielded increases of 56% in storage modulus, 50% in flexural modulus, 55% in flexural strength, 14% in tensile modulus and 24% in tensile strength. Again, SEM images showed evidence of the strengthened interface created by cellulose nanocrystals in these fibre-reinforced composites.

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For more information, please consult the full article: High performance multiscale glass fibre epoxy composites integrated with cellulose nanocrystals for advanced structural applications.

Read more about CNCs in epoxy resins:
Cellulose nanocrystals in epoxy resins (part 1)
Cellulose nanocrystals in epoxy resins (part 3)