Formation and Confined Crystallization of Polyethylene Nanophases in Epoxy Thermosets

In this contribution, we reported the investigation of the formation and confined crystallization behavior of polyethylene nanophases in epoxy thermosets. The nanostructured epoxy thermosets were prepared by the use of a poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-polyethylene-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-b-PE-b-PCL) triblock copolymer. The crystalline midblock (viz. PE) of the triblock copolymer was prepared from an α,ω-diacetoxy-terminated...