Abstract Epoxy resins suffer from intrinsic brittleness which may possibly limit their engineering applications. Rubber toughening has been employed to reduce this deficiency. Different types of rubber, modified rubber and rubber particles were considered as toughening contenders to form epoxy/rubber materials. This article essentially offers state-of-the-art review of epoxy/rubber blend and epoxy/rubber-based nanocomposite. Rubber toughened epoxy resins have been reinforced with nanofillers such as graphene, carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon black (CB), nanoclay, silica and other nanoparticles. Development of these nanocomposites has led to improved performance of rubber toughened epoxies in adhesives, coatings, anti-corrosives and radiation-shielding materials for military, aeronautical and aerospace-related applications. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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橡胶增韧环氧基纳米复合材料：通往先进材料的有希望的途径

摘要 环氧树脂具有固有的脆性，这可能会限制其工程应用。橡胶增韧已被用于减少这种缺陷。不同类型的橡胶、改性橡胶和橡胶颗粒被认为是形成环氧树脂/橡胶材料的增韧竞争者。本文主要提供了对环氧树脂/橡胶混合物和环氧树脂/橡胶基纳米复合材料的最新评论。橡胶增韧环氧树脂已用纳米填料增强，例如石墨烯、碳纳米管 (CNT)、炭黑 (CB)、纳米粘土、二氧化硅和其他纳米粒子。这些纳米复合材料的开发提高了橡胶增韧环氧树脂在用于军事、航空和航天相关应用的粘合剂、涂料、防腐剂和辐射屏蔽材料中的性能。图形概要