Study on the Compatibilizing Effect of Janus Particles on Liquid Isoprene Rubber/Epoxy Resin Composite Materials

Janus hybrid particles (MPS-SiO2@PDVB-DM, JPs) were successively fabricated by grafting dodecyl mercaptan (DM) onto polydivinylbenzene (PDVB) lobe and 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (MPS) chains onto SiO2 lobe in the case of SiO2@PDVB Janus particles as the template. Moreover, MPS-SiO2@PDVB-DM Janus particles were used as the compatibilizer of immiscible polymer blends of liquid isoprene rubber (LIR) and epoxy resin (ER). The modified Janus particles were embedded in the interface of LIR and ER, which could improve the compatibility of LIR and ER, mitigating the macrophase separation in the blends. Besides, the compatibilizing effect of MPS-SiO2@PDVB-DM depends not only on the Janus molecular structure but also on the blending process and the curing agent of ER.