Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Polymer Interfaces-Epoxy-Based Composites Containing Boron Nitride: Factors Affecting Conductivity and Fracture Toughness

该奖项资助了新墨西哥大学工业大学合作研究中心关于微工程陶瓷和里海大学工业大学合作研究中心关于聚合物界面的合作研究。这项合作研究的总体目标是更好地了解颗粒（新墨西哥的陶瓷和里海的橡胶）和环氧聚合物之间的界面，以便控制所得到的复合材料的导热性和断裂韧性。新墨西哥大学中心正在研究氮化硼颗粒表面，里海大学中心正在研究环氧聚合物化学和橡胶表面特性对氮化硼、橡胶颗粒和环氧树脂之间界面的影响。这两个中心正在合作对所生产的颗粒和复合材料进行加工和表征。对复合材料的物理和热性能也进行了评估。

EEC-9526445 El-Aasser This award funds a collaborative research effort between the Industry University Cooperative Research Center at the University of New Mexico on Microengineered Ceramics and the Industry University Cooperative Research Center at Lehigh University on Polymer Interfaces. The overall objective of this collaborative research is to gain a better understanding of the interfaces between particulates (ceramics at New Mexico and rubber at Lehigh) and epoxy polymers in order to control the thermal conductivity and fracture toughness of the resulting composite materials. The University of New Mexico Center is investigating boron nitride particulate surfaces, and the Lehigh University Center is investigating the effects of epoxy polymer chemistry and rubber surface characteristics on the interface between the boron nitride and rubber particulates and the epoxy resins. The two centers are cooperating in the processing and characterization of both the particulates and the composites that are produced. The physical and thermal properties of the composites are also being evaluated.