Mesocellular Silica Foam as an Epoxy Pol
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I. Park; T.โJ. Pinnavaia
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A new type of mechanically improved rubbery epoxy composite is demonstrated based on the use of a mesocellular silica foam, denoted MSUโF, as the reinforcement agent. The silica exhibits a surface area of 540โm^2^โg^โ1^, a cell size of 26.5โnm (14.9โnm window size) and a pore volume of