University of Massachusetts

Saint-gobain Abrasives, Inc.

Saint-gobain Abrasifs

Jigneshkumar P Patel

Shaw Ling Hsu

Subrajeet Deshmukh

Caixia Zhao

Dean S Matsumoto

Andrew B Schoch

Anne M Bonner

Alexander Nashed

Sena Ada Carleen

An abrasive article may include an organic bond material, abrasive particles contained within the organic bond material and a plasticizer contained within the organic bond material. The plasticizer may include at least one of an aromatic phenyl group, a heteroaromatic furyl group, or a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon. The plasticizer may further include a polar group.

Abrasive articles and methods of forming the same

A curable composition includes a hydrogen-bonded prepolymer, a plasticizer, and, optionally, a crosslinking agent. The plasticizer includes a reactive plasticizer having structure (I), (II), or (III), wherein X is &#x2014;OR, &#x2014;N(R), &#x2014;R&#x2014;OR, or &#x2014;R&#x2014;N(R), wherein Ris independently at each occurrence hydrogen or Calkyl, and Ris Calkylene; y is zero or 1; z is zero or 1; Ris Calkyl; and Ris Calkyl when z is 1, or Ris Calkyl or H when z is zero. 

Plasticized thermoset resin, and associated cured resin, method of curing, and article comprising cured resin

A curable composition includes a hydrogen-bonded prepolymer, a plasticizer that includes an alkyl benzoate or an alkyl phenyl ketone, and, optionally, a crosslinking agent. The plasticizer promotes a high extent of crosslinking and provides a more positive health and safety profile than the incumbent plasticizer, furfural. A cured resin and a method of forming it are described.

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Jigneshkumar P Patel