Time-space Distribution of Residual Stresses in Polymeric Adhesives

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13789
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Polymer/Textile materials
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Keiji 九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (20325509)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 高分子構造・物性 / 構造・機能材料

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The epoxy resin, which is a thermosetting material with a three-dimensional network structure, has been widely used as adhesives, paints, etc. Little information on a relatively large-scale heterogeneity induced in the epoxy resin upon the polymerization and cross-linking reactions is available for a moment. The objective of this research is to give a better understanding and control of hierarchical heterogeneity in the epoxy resin on the basis of a particle tracking method.

Free Research Field

高分子・繊維材料