In-situ construction of “octopus”-like nanostructure to achieve high performance epoxy thermosets

Inspired by the octopus, a typical nanostructure consisting of a spherical “body” and worm-like “tentacles with suckers” was constructed through incorporating polydimethylsiloxane-block-poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-polystyrene (BXLS) in epoxy thermosets. The novel nanostructure of BXLS copolymer and its morphology evolution during the epoxy curing process were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron...