Silane adhesion promoters chemical structure

The primer chosen for this investigation consisted of an equimolar mixture of phenyl- and amino-functional silanes, suggested as a potential superior primer for aluminum/epoxy adhesive joints [7], The amino-functional silane is known to be effective as an adhesion promoter for fiber-reinforced composite materials [1, 2] as well as for epoxy/metal adhesive joints [8, 9] and provides for strong chemical interaction between the adhesive and primer, while the phenyl functional silane should reduce the overall concentration of polar, hydrophilic functional groups in the interphase region and at the same time maintain or improve the ability of the resin and primer to interpenetrate due to its structural similarity to the adhesive resin. 

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