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Prospects and challenges of nanomaterial engineered prepregs for improving interlaminar properties of laminated composites––a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2017

A.B.M. Iftekharul Islam  and
Ajit D. Kelkar
A.B.M. Iftekharul Islam
Affiliation:
Department of Nanoengineering, JSNN, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC-27401, USA
Ajit D. Kelkar*
Affiliation:
Department of Nanoengineering, JSNN, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC-27401, USA
*
Address all correspondence to A.D. Kelkar at kelkar@ncat.edu
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Abstract

In the recent years, several investigators are incorporating nanotechnology, one of the most powerful trendsetters in material research, to conventional polymer prepregs to enhance mechanical properties of composite strucutures. The current paper outlines the role of nanotechnology in reinforcing resin and challenges for fabricating nanomaterial reinforced prepregs. As delamination is the most critical problem for composite materials, the current study only focuses the application nanotechnology as a possible solution to alleviate delamination problems in laminated composites. The importance of nanoengineered prepregs is discussed in a viewpoint of improvement in interlaminar properties of the laminated composite materials.

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MRS Communications , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 102 - 108
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