The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia ? 1996 CRC Press, Inc EPOXY RESINS (Overview) M. S. Bhatnagar Retired Epoxy resins are polyether resins containing more than one epoxy group capable of being converted into the thermoset form. These resins, on curing, do not create volatile products in spite of the presence of a volatile solvent. The epoxies may be named as oxides, such as ethylene oxides (ep