Synergistic Effects of Acrylic/Silica Armored Structured Nanoparticles on the Toughness and Physicomechanical Properties of Epoxy Polymers

To take full advantage of the synergistic effects of soft organic and rigid inorganic toughening agents, elastomeric core/amine-functionalized silica shell armored nanocomposite particles were prepared through Pickering emulsion polymerization. The size and microstructure of the prepared armored impact modifier particles (AIMPs) were studied thoroughly. It was substantiated that the amine-functional silica nanoparticles have been successfully...