PMID- 31546889 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 9 DP - 2019 Sep 19 TI - Effect of the Chain Structure of Self-Emulsifying Polyester Sizing Agent on ILSS of Carbon Fiber/Unsaturated Polyester Resin Composites. LID - 10.3390/polym11091528 [doi] LID - 1528 AB - Herein, we report self-emulsifying anionic unsaturated polyester emulsions with different chain segments as novel sizing agents. The epoxy modified unsaturated polyester emulsions were synthesized via a self-emulsifying technique with no organic solvents. Emulsions were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zeta potential, centrifuge, and cryo-scanning electron microscopy (Cryo-SEM). The results showed that the emulsions obtained were mono-dispersed nanospheres that had adequate colloidal stability. The maximum Zeta potential of the sizing agent is -52.88 mV. In addition, these emulsions were investigated as the sizing agents in order to improve interfacial adhesion between carbon fibers (CFs) and unsaturated polyester resin (UPR). Compared with the CFs sized with the commercial epoxy sizing agent, the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of CF/UPR composites from the CFs sized by these emulsion sizing agents with three different chain structures were enhanced by 25%, 29%, and 42%, respectively. The emulsion sizing agent composed of a flexible segment synthesized from adipic acid, neopentyl glycol, and maleic anhydride is most effective and can achieve the highest enhancement of the ILSS of CF/UPR composites. FAU - Wang, Zhenyu AU - Wang Z AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. wang1994_zy@163.com. FAU - Guo, Huijun AU - Guo H AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. m15981210065@163.com. FAU - Zhou, Hang AU - Zhou H AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. zhouhang0126@126.com. FAU - Ouyang, Xinfeng AU - Ouyang X AD - China composites Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100036, China. ouyangxf@ccgc.com.cn. FAU - Jiang, Di AU - Jiang D AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. joodi0204@126.com. FAU - Li, Jianhua AU - Li J AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. 13134419667@163.com. FAU - Guo, Qipeng AU - Guo Q AD - Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia. qguo@deakin.edu.au. FAU - Tang, Jun AU - Tang J AD - College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. chemjtang@jlu.edu.cn. FAU - Yang, Chuncai AU - Yang C AD - Research School of High Performance Fiber and Composite, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132000, China. ccy_0823@163.com. LA - eng GR - 201710/Jilin City Science and Technology Bureau/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190919 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC6780951 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ILSS OT - carbon fiber OT - sizing agent OT - unsaturated polyester COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/25 06:01 PMCR- 2019/09/19 CRDT- 2019/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/09/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/09/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym11091528 [pii] AID - polymers-11-01528 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym11091528 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2019 Sep 19;11(9):1528. doi: 10.3390/polym11091528.