Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …
Dynamic covalent polymer networks: a molecular platform for designing functions beyond chemical recycling and self-healing
Dynamic covalent polymer networks (DCPN) have historically attracted attention for their
unique roles in chemical recycling and self-healing, which are both relevant for sustainable …
unique roles in chemical recycling and self-healing, which are both relevant for sustainable …
Hydrogels and hydrogel-derived materials for energy and water sustainability
Energy and water are of fundamental importance for our modern society, and advanced
technologies on sustainable energy storage and conversion as well as water resource …
technologies on sustainable energy storage and conversion as well as water resource …
Recyclable and malleable thermosets enabled by activating dormant dynamic linkages
Chemical recycling of polymers is critical for improving the circular economy of plastics and
environmental sustainability. Traditional thermoset polymers have generally been …
environmental sustainability. Traditional thermoset polymers have generally been …
Self-healing polymers
Self-healing is the capability of a material to recover from physical damage. Both physical
and chemical approaches have been used to construct self-healing polymers. These include …
and chemical approaches have been used to construct self-healing polymers. These include …
Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers
Thermoset elastomers are widely used in industry and frontier research due to their
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …
A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics
The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …
Adaptable crosslinks in polymeric materials: resolving the intersection of thermoplastics and thermosets
The classical division of polymeric materials into thermoplastics and thermosets based on
covalent network structure often implies that these categories are distinct and irreconcilable …
covalent network structure often implies that these categories are distinct and irreconcilable …
Evolution of self-healing elastomers, from extrinsic to combined intrinsic mechanisms: A review
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 …
given way to complex systems capable of supporting multiple cycles, among other features …
Recent progress in self-healing polymers and hydrogels based on reversible dynamic B–O bonds: boronic/boronate esters, borax, and benzoxaborole
Intrinsic self-healing polymeric materials are substances that relieve external stress and
restore their original mechanical properties after extreme damage via dynamic covalent …
restore their original mechanical properties after extreme damage via dynamic covalent …