Effect of Chitosan Loading on the Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol A/Hexamethylenediamine Epoxy System

Figure 7

AFM images comparing neat epoxy and epoxy with varying wt% of chitosan.

(a) Neat epoxy

(b) 1 wt% chitosan

(c) 2.5 wt% chitosan

(d) 5 wt% chitosan

(e) 7.5 wt% chitosan

(f) 10 wt% chitosan