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Epoxy resins are regarded as thermosetting resins and have found
various c- mercial applications after crosslinking with adequate
curing agents [1-3]. H- ever, some epoxy resins have been used as
thermoplastic resins without curing agents. Figure 1 shows the
applications of epoxy resins that are classi?ed to three
categories: thermosets in combination with curing agents,
thermoplastics wi- out curing agents, and raw materials for
modi?cation. The use in thermoplastics is not popular compared with
the two other applications. Typical thermoplastic applications are
found in stabilizers for vinyl resins, toners for copying - chines,
?re retardants for engineering plastics, and sizing material for
glass or carbon ?bers. The epoxy resin most frequently used is the
oligomer of the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) whose
chemical structure is shown below [1-3]. The DGEBA is composed of
linear molecules with different molecular weights according to the
variation of the repeated number (n) in the structural formula.
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