{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Geng Z"],"funding":["National Natural Science Foundation of China","China Postdoctoral Science Foundation"],"pagination":["E2554"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6315867"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Introducing fire-retardant additives or building blocks into resins is a widely adopted method used for improving the fire retardancy of epoxy composites. However, the increase in viscosity and the presence of insoluble additives accompanied by resin modification remain challenges for resin transfer molding (RTM) processing. We developed a robust approach for fabricating self-extinguishing RTM composites using unmodified and flammable resins. To avoid the effects on resin fluidity and processing, we loaded the flame retardant into tackifiers instead of resins. We found that the halogen-free flame retardant, a microencapsulated red phosphorus (MRP) additive, was enriched on fabric surfaces, which endowed the composites with excellent fire retardancy. The composites showed a 79.2% increase i"],"journal":["Materials (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["Self-Extinguishing Resin Transfer Molding Composites Using Non-Fire-Retardant Epoxy Resin."],"pmcid":["PMC6315867"],"funding_grant_id":["21474014, 21704013","2017M611416"],"pubmed_authors":["Li J","You Z","He Y","Huang Z","Bao J","Weng J","Geng Z","Zhang L","Pan Q","Zhu B","Yang S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Self-Extinguishing Resin Transfer Molding Composites Using Non-Fire-Retardant Epoxy Resin.","description":"Introducing fire-retardant additives or building blocks into resins is a widely adopted method used for improving the fire retardancy of epoxy composites. However, the increase in viscosity and the presence of insoluble additives accompanied by resin modification remain challenges for resin transfer molding (RTM) processing. We developed a robust approach for fabricating self-extinguishing RTM composites using unmodified and flammable resins. To avoid the effects on resin fluidity and processing, we loaded the flame retardant into tackifiers instead of resins. We found that the halogen-free flame retardant, a microencapsulated red phosphorus (MRP) additive, was enriched on fabric surfaces, which endowed the composites with excellent fire retardancy. The composites showed a 79.2% increase i","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Dec","modification":"2025-04-04T12:41:40.067Z","creation":"2019-03-26T22:35:06Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6315867","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30558309"],"doi":["10.3390/ma11122554"]}}