Amino-terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane (AHBSi) with high degree of branching (= 0.8) was synthesized by a control hydrolysis of γ-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) without using any catalyst. Besides, AHBSi was used as the compatibilizer of the miscible polyetherimide (PEI)/bismaleimide (BD) blend, and the influence of the content of AHBSi on the compatibility and integrated performance of the PEI/BD blend was systematically investigated. The corresponding investigation of the APTES/PEI/BD system was also carried out for comparison. Results show that although AHBSi and APTES have similar chemical segments, their different topological structures endow them with completely different effects. AHBSi can remarkably improve the compatibility between PEI and BD resin, and the AHBSi/PEI/BD system not only has obviously improved toughness and decreased brittleness while maintaining good stiffness. It also exhibits decreased dielectric constant and loss. Conversely, the APTES/PEI/BD system has greatly deteriorated compatibility and integrated performance. These interesting results demonstrate that AHBSi is a super multifunctional compatibilizer.
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