Epoxy resin will continue to be in the forefront of many thermoset applications due to its versatile properties. However, with advancement in manufacturing, changing societal outlook for the chemical industries and emerging technologies that disrupt conventional approaches to thermoset fabrication, there is a need for a multifunctional epoxy resin that is able to adapt to newer and robust requirements. Epoxy resins that behave both like a thermoplastic and a thermoset resin with better properties are now the norm in research and development. In this paper, we viewed multifunctionality in epoxy resins in terms of other desirable properties such as its toughness and flexibility, rapid curing potential, self-healing ability, reprocessability and recyclability, high temperature stability and conductivity, which other authors failed to recognize. These aspects, when considered in the synthesis and formulation of epoxy resins will be a radical advance for thermosetting polymers, with a lot of applications. Therefore, we present an overview of the recent finding as to pave the way for varied approaches towards multifunctional epoxy resins.

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环氧树脂的多功能性

环氧树脂由于其通用性而将继续在许多热固性应用中处于最前沿。然而，随着制造的进步，化学工业的社会前景的改变和破坏传统的热固性制造方法的新兴技术的出现，需要一种能够适应新的和坚固的要求的多功能环氧树脂。兼具热塑性和热固性树脂性能的环氧树脂现在已成为研究和开发的常态。在本文中，我们从环氧树脂的其他所需性能（例如韧性和柔韧性，快速固化潜力，自修复能力，可再加工性和可回收性，高温稳定性和导电性）等方面来研究环氧树脂的多功能性，而这是其他作者未能认识到的。当在环氧树脂的合成和配制中考虑这些方面时，将是热固性聚合物的根本进步，具有许多应用。因此，我们概述了最近的发现，为多官能环氧树脂的各种方法铺平了道路。