Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Evolution of self-healing elastomers, from extrinsic to combined intrinsic mechanisms: A review

S Utrera-Barrios, R Verdejo, MA López-Manchado… - Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The evolution of self-healing polymers has resulted in a myriad of healing designs that have
given way to complex systems capable of supporting multiple cycles, among other features …

Multiple structure reconstruction by dual dynamic crosslinking strategy inducing self‐reinforcing and toughening the polyurethane/nanocellulose elastomers

W Yang, Y Zhu, T Liu, D Puglia… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance elastomers are expected to possess excellent healing and recycling
ability, damage resistance in conjunction with high strength and toughness. Herein, a dual …

Advances in 4D printing: materials and applications

X Kuang, DJ Roach, J Wu, CM Hamel… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4D printing has attracted tremendous interest since its first conceptualization in
2013. 4D printing derived from the fast growth and interdisciplinary research of smart …

Healable and self-healing polyurethanes using dynamic chemistry

RH Aguirresarobe, S Nevejans, B Reck, L Irusta… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ever since the emergence of polymers, there has been interest in the production of “self-
healing” materials. Over the last decade this dream has become closer to reality with the …

A review on the potential and limitations of recyclable thermosets for structural applications

W Post, A Susa, R Blaauw, K Molenveld… - Polymer reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The outstanding performance of conventional thermosets arising from their covalently cross-
linked networks directly results in a limited recyclability. The available commercial or close …

On the welding of vitrimers: Chemistry, mechanics and applications

Q Shi, C **, Z Chen, L An… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Linear chains in thermoplastics make them relatively weak in performance but inherently
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …

50th anniversary perspective: Networks and gels: Soft but dynamic and tough

C Creton - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soft polymer networks have seen an explosion of recent developments motivated by new
high tech applications in the biomedical field or in engineering. We present a candid and …

Mechanically robust, self-healable, and reprocessable elastomers enabled by dynamic dual cross-links

Y Chen, Z Tang, Y Liu, S Wu, B Guo - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Covalent cross-linking of rubbers is essential for obtaining high resilience and
environmental resistance but prevents healing and recycling. Integrating dynamic covalent …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable mobility: The route of tires through the circular economy model

J Araujo-Morera, R Verdejo, MA López-Manchado… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Until nowadays, the concept of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) has tried to develop
responsible consumption habits. Nonetheless, the rise of ecological thinking has generated …