• Preparation of MXenes/epoxy Composites and Curing Kinetics Study

  • Wei Xu† 

  • Military Industry Project Audit Center, State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, PRC, Beijing 100037, China

  • MXenes/에폭시 복합재의 제조 및 경화 동역학 연구

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(5): 536-547

    Published online Sep 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.5.536
  • Received on Dec 10, 2024
  • Revised on Apr 10, 2025
  • Accepted on Apr 15, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Wei Xu

  • Military Industry Project Audit Center, State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, PRC, Beijing 100037, China

  • E-mail: xwsastind@163.com