Preparation and mechanical properties of acryl/glass cloth composite materials with low light dispersion

Strong, transparent composites based on glass‐fiber textile and a polycarbonate–polycaprolactone blend with matching refractive indices

“…Transparent composites are a popular research topic in the field of composite science owing to their potential as lightweight, thermal‐insulating alternatives to silica glass for widows 2–18 . However, transparent composites are difficult to achieve because light scattering typically occurs at the interfaces of the polymer matrices and filler materials.…”

“…However, transparent composites are difficult to achieve because light scattering typically occurs at the interfaces of the polymer matrices and filler materials. The main approaches that have been used torealize optically transparent composites are the matching of the refractive indices of the polymer matrix and inorganic filler, 2–12 use of nanoscale filler materials, 2,13,14 and impregnation of silica glass frameworks with monomers 15–18 …”

“…Refractive index matching is a suitable approach for the preparation continuous‐fiber composites because of the availability of micron scale fillers. Although previous studies have reportedly obtained transparent, continuous‐fiber composites using a refractive index–matching approach, most of these studies employed thermosets as polymer matrices owing to their flowability during impregnation and the adjustability of their refractive indices 2–6 . Unfortunately, thermosets typically take more than 5 min to cure and resulting products are impossible to recycle (convert into other products) by remelting, limiting their suitability for mass production.…”

“…Transparent composites are a popular research topic in the field of composite science owing to their potential as lightweight, thermal-insulating alternatives to silica glass for widows. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, transparent composites are difficult to achieve because light scattering typically occurs at the interfaces of the polymer matrices and filler materials. The main approaches that have been used torealize optically transparent composites are the matching of the refractive indices of the polymer matrix and inorganic filler, [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] use of nanoscale filler materials, 2,13,14 and impregnation of silica glass frameworks with monomers.…”

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, transparent composites are difficult to achieve because light scattering typically occurs at the interfaces of the polymer matrices and filler materials. The main approaches that have been used torealize optically transparent composites are the matching of the refractive indices of the polymer matrix and inorganic filler, [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] use of nanoscale filler materials, 2,13,14 and impregnation of silica glass frameworks with monomers. [15][16][17][18] Refractive index matching is a suitable approach for the preparation continuous-fiber composites because of the availability of micron scale fillers.…”