| abstract |
A process for preparing a nanocomposite includes combining a resin and silsesquioxane; introducing a curing agent to the resin and silsesquioxane to form a composition; and forming a reaction product of the composition to prepare the nanocomposite, wherein a total amount of the silsesquioxane and curing agent in the composition is from 1 wt % to 70 wt %, based on a weight of the composition. Additionally, a process for preparing an article includes combining an epoxy resin and silsesquioxane; introducing a curing agent to the epoxy resin and silsesquioxane to form a composition; and reacting the epoxy resin, silsesquioxane, and curing agent to form the nanocomposite, wherein a molar ratio of a number of moles of an epoxy functional group of the epoxy resin to the sum of the number of moles of the silsesquioxane and curing agent is from 1:1 to 100:1. An article includes the reaction product of the resin, silsesquioxane, and curing agent. |