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Thermal Stability Investigation of Synthesized Epoxy-Polyurethane/Silica Nanocomposites

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In this research, epoxy polyurethane-nano silica nanocomposites have been synthesized using an in-situ method, for which SiO2 nanocomposites had been initially ready in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) via a Stöber procedure, and after that, their surfaces have been altered by 3-Methacryloxypropyltriemethoxysilane (MPS); the resultants have been distinguished by using of FT-IR and FESEM analyses. Furthermore, Novolac epoxy resin (EP) has been equipped with epichlorohydrin and Novolac in the alkaline environment, in contrast, epoxy acrylate resin (EA) has been manufactured based on the ring-opening reaction of EP which samples had been identification through FT-IR and HNMR. In the following, we have exposed the modified MPS-SiO2 nanoparticles to electro sonic waves in DMF solvent and had the monomers of acrylate and the initiator of azo-bis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) added in a uniform and dropwise manner, leading to the occurrence of in situ polymerization. The synthesized nanoparticles have been characterized utilizing TGA, FT-IR, XRD, and SEM/EDX analysis. According to the XRD pattern, the SiO2 nanoparticles contain a high crystallinity and an average size of about 10 nm. The obtained results have indicated that the thermal resistance of polyurethane can be enhanced by adding up to 5 % of core-shell nanoparticles.

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The technical support of this project has been provided by Payame Noor University of Mashhad and Mashhad University of Medical Sciences based on the thesis of Ms. M. Velayati.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran

    Mahin Velayati & Abdolhossein Masoudi

  2. Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Zahra Sabouri & Asma Mostafapour

  3. NanoBioEletrochemistry Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran

    Mehrdad Khatami

  4. Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Majid Darroudi

  5. Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Majid Darroudi

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Mahin. Velayati, Zahra Sabouri, Abdolhossein Masoudi, Asma Mostafapour, Mehrdad Khatami, and Majid Darroudi. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Mahin. Velayati and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Compliance with ethical standards.

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Velayati, M., Sabouri, Z., Masoudi, A. et al. Thermal Stability Investigation of Synthesized Epoxy-Polyurethane/Silica Nanocomposites. Silicon 14, 7541–7554 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01467-9

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