Rubber toughened epoxy-based nanocomposite: a promising pathway toward advanced materials

Epoxy resins suffer from intrinsic brittleness which may possibly limit their engineering applications. Rubber toughening has been employed to reduce this deficiency. Different types of rubber, modified rubber and rubber particles were considered as toughening contenders to form epoxy/rubber materials. This article essentially offers state-of-the-art review of epoxy/rubber blend and epoxy/rubber-based nanocomposite. Rubber toughened epoxy resins...