Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) was obtained from ABCR (Karlsruhe, Germany), as well as solvent 2-butanone (ACS, 99%). Commercial octaglycidyl-POSS (abbreviated GlyPOSS) nanoparticles were purchased from Hybrid Plastics (Hattiesburg, MS, USA). Curing agent
dicyandiamide (DICY) and accelerators
2-methylimidazole (2-MeIm, 99%) and
N,N-benzyl dimethylamine (BDMA, 99%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Commercial accelerator Curezol 2MZ-A (abbreviated Curezol) was obtained from Air Products (Allentown, PA, USA).
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany). All chemicals were used as supplied.
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