Abstract:
The structure and mechanical properties of composites based on an ED-20 epoxy resin, modified with ZnO
and ZnO particles untreated or encapsulated in polystyrene, were studied. It is shown that the introduction of
polystyrene-encapsulated ZnO submicroparticles into the epoxy resin changed its supramolecular structure in
comparison with that of the resin filled with untreated ones. It was established that the presence of shell on the
filler particles affected the mechanical properties of the polymer composites — their hardness increased by
22.5% and elastic modulus by 13%.