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. 2021 Mar 29;3(10):2741–2776. doi: 10.1039/d1na00050k

Percentage improvement in UTS, E and KIC of graphene epoxy composites.

Resin and hardener Filler Dispersion method UTS (%) E (%) K IC (%) Ref./year
Name Size Loading
DGEBA and DETDA 100 : 24.4 GO-g-PEG 0.1 wt% Acetone, sonication 334 2020 (ref. 131)
E44 and DDS (26 : 7.8) Polycaprolactone–graphene 1 wt% Acetone, sonication 87 2020 (ref. 132)
DGEBA and DETDA 100 : 24.4 GO 0.5 wt% Acetone, sonication 25 90 2020 (ref. 133)
GO–TBCP Miscelle dia = 6–11 nm 0.5 wt% 32 397
DGEBA and aliphatic amine PA6/GO t = 9.25 nm 1.5 wt% Filler added to the hardener, sonication 5 53 2019 (ref. 128)
E51 DGEBA and hardener GO-2021P t = 8.33 nm 1 wt% TRM 34 26 2019 (ref. 134)
DGEBA and DDM Acid treated graphene t = 1 nm 0.2 wt% Ethanol, sonication 14 2019 (ref. 135)
Araldite MY 721 and Aradur 9664 GO-g-PAA 0.7 wt% Ethanol, sonication 87 2019 (ref. 72)
Epoxy E 51 and DDM H-256 GO 0.1 wt% Acetone, sonication 27 14 2019 (ref. 130)
GO–TCT–Tris 0.1 wt% 41 28
E51 and D230 in the ratio 100/30 HBPA–GO 3–5 layers 0.15 wt% Filler added to the hardener, sonication 42 2019 (ref. 71)
DGEBA E44 and DDS GOFO 0.5 wt% THF by sonication 20 12 2019 (ref. 136)
Epoxy 5417A 2 : 1 GO 0.2 wt% Filler added to the hardener, sonication 16 6 56 2018 (ref. 69)
DGEBA WSR618 and QS-1622 (2 : 1) HBPA–GO 0.5 wt% THF by sonication 23 18 44 2018 (ref. 125)
YD-128 and hardener GNP L = 10 μm 2 wt% Acetone, sonication 6 66 2018 (ref. 137)
Melamine fGNP L = 10 μm 2 wt% 34 95
Araldite LY 1564 and Aradur 3487 1 : 0.34 GO 0.25 wt% Filler added to the hardener, sonication 15 13 2018 (ref. 68)
DGEBA E51 and H-256 hardener GO L = few μm 0.1 wt% Acetone, sonication 26 15 2018 (ref. 116)
GO–TCT–DETA 0.1 wt% 41 28
Lapox-B-11 and Lapox AH-713 2 : 1 TZG 0.1 wt% DMF, sonication 32 35 133 2018 (ref. 138)
DER 354 and DETDA DG t = 1.2 nm L = 1 μm 0.8 wt% Acetone, sonication 37 2017 (ref. 139)
RL 440 and t HY 441 in 100 : 20 Ppy–GO 1.5 wt% Acetone, sonication 51 84 2017 (ref. 140)
EPOLAM 2063 and hardener 100/107 GO 0.5 wt% Ethanol, sonication 3 19 2017 (ref. 141)
HPEEK–GO 0.5 wt% 7 31
YD128 and DDM GO L = 0.25–5 μm, t = 0.927 nm 1 wt% Acetone, sonication 98 2017 (ref. 109)
NPEL-128S and F205 in 100 : 58 GO–ODA 0.5 wt% Acetone, sonication 104 97 2017 (ref. 142)
Araldite LY 564 and Aradur 2954 100/35 Plasma-fGNP L = 1–3 μm 0.25 wt% Methanol, sonication 2 5 22 2017 (ref. 143)
YD128 GO 0.4 wt% Acetone, sonication 168 104 2017 (ref. 144)
Epofix resin and hardener 25 : 3 G-EP t = 2.2 nm 1 wt% DMF, sonication 116 96 2016 (ref. 124)
DGEBA YD-128 and DDS 100 : 21 DDS–GO t = 1 nm, L = 100–500 nm 0.1 wt% Filler acted as a co-curing agent 26 2016 (ref. 63)
LY5052 and HY5052 (100/38) DC-GR t = 2.13 nm 0.2 wt% Acetone, sonication 56 26 2016 (ref. 145)
DGEBA/MHHPA (180/175) TRGO 0.2 wt% Ethanol, planetary milling 52 2015 (ref. 61)
Triton-TRGO 0.2 wt% 52 65
Epon 828 and hardener (100 : 14.5) ATBN-GNP L = 5 μm, t < 10 nm 5 wt% Acetone, sonication 93 2015 (ref. 146)
E51 and TGPAP blend GO 1.5 wt% Phase transfer method 92 2015 (ref. 110)
DER-331 and DEH 24 (100/15) GO–TEPA t = 1.5 nm 0.5 wt% TRM 72 2015 (ref. 64)
Araldite F and DDM M25 graphene L = 25 μm, t = 6 nm 5 wt% Filler added to resin, sonicated 28 2015 (ref. 147)
E-44 and DDS (3.33) PBI–HPG–RGO t = 16 nm 0.7 wt% Acetone, sonication 62 2015 (ref. 129)
DGEBA/MHHPA in 180/175 Silane fGO L = 1–3 μm 0.1 wt% Acetone, planetary milling 39 2014 (ref. 66)
0.25 wt% 48 10
Epon 828 and D230 ATBN–GO 0.04 wt% Filler added to the hardener, sonication, 50 2014 (ref. 97)
DGEBA/MHHPA in 180/175 GO L = few μm 0.5 wt% Acetone, sonication, planetary milling 22 2014 (ref. 127)
D 230-f-GO 0.5 wt% 63 12
D 2000-f-GO 0.5 wt% 51 10
Araldite GY 191 and HY 956 GO with CF L = 2 μm 0.1 wt% Acetone, sonication 27 54 2014 (ref. 148)
Araldite LY556 and Aradur 917 100/90.1 GNP t = 12–15 nm L = 20–50 μm 1.0 wt% TRM 43 2014 (ref. 103)
DGEBA/MHHPA 180/175 GO t = 0.486 nm 0.25 wt% Acetone, sonication, ball milling 28 5 26 2014 (ref. 70)
DGEBA-g-GO t = 0.865 nm 0.25 wt% 75 13 41
KEM 101 and KH 700 in 5 : 1 In situ rGO Area: 176.4 μm2 1.5 wt% Aqueous phase transfer 500 70 2013 (ref. 149)
DGEBA and MHHPA rGO t = 1.23 nm 0.2 wt% Ethanol, sonication, ball milling 52 2013 (ref. 104)
LY5052 and HY5052 (100 : 38) APTS-GO 0.2 wt% Acetone, sonication 16 32 2013 (ref. 120)
GPTS-GO 0.2 wt% 72
DGEBA and hardener APTS-rGO t = 2.696 nm 1 wt% Acetone, sonication 45 2012 (ref. 67)
Epikote Epikure 100/24 DDA–graphene 0.1 wt% Acetone, TRM 66 2012 (ref. 65)
DGEBA and MDA (100/27) AB-graphite 2–15 layers 4 wt% Ethanol, sonication 30 40 2011 (ref. 150)
Resoltech 180/1805 GO L = 2 μm 0.5 wt% Acetone/TRM 13 5 63 2011 (ref. 107)
Epoxy 2000 and 2120 epoxy FGS t = 2–3 layers 0.125 wt% Acetone, sonication 45 50 65 2010 (ref. 106)
Epon 828 MDA–GO t = 4.83 nm 0.6 wt% Acetone, sonication 53 60 94 2010 (ref. 113)