Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications

J Zheng, ZM Png, SH Ng, GX Tham, E Ye, SS Goh… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of recyclable plastics is a key research focus in today's world due to their
environmental issues, and non-renewability concerns. Recently, vitrimeric materials have …

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 highly efficient self‐healing elastomer with unprecedented mechanical properties

L Zhang, Z Liu, X Wu, Q Guan, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
It is highly desirable, although very challenging, to develop self‐healable materials
exhibiting both high efficiency in self‐healing and excellent mechanical properties at …

Superior toughness and fast self‐healing at room temperature engineered by transparent elastomers

SM Kim, H Jeon, SH Shin, SA Park, J Jegal… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The most important properties of self‐healing polymers are efficient recovery at room
temperature and prolonged durability. However, these two characteristics are contradictory …

Towards dynamic but supertough healable polymers through biomimetic hierarchical hydrogen‐bonding interactions

Y Song, Y Liu, T Qi, GL Li - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A biomimetic (titin protein molecular structure) strategy is reported for preparing transparent
and healable elastomers featuring supertoughness (345 MJ m− 3) and high tensile strength …

Room-temperature self-healing and recyclable polyurethane elastomers with high strength and superior robustness based on dynamic double-crosslinked structure

Y Xu, S Zhou, Z Wu, X Yang, N Li, Z Qin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanically robust elastomers with the functionalities of room-temperature self-healing
ability and even recyclability provide new opportunities to revolutionize next-generation …

Dynamic bonds: adaptable timescales for responsive materials

SV Wanasinghe, OJ Dodo… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic bonds introduce unique properties such as self‐healing, recyclability, shape
memory, and malleability to polymers. Significant efforts have been made to synthesize a …

Dynamic Sustainable Polyimide Film Combining Hardness with Softness via a “Mimosa‐Like” Bionic Strategy

B Wan, X Yang, X Dong, MS Zheng, Q Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dielectric polyimides (PIs) are ubiquitous as insulation in electrical power systems and
electronic devices. Generally, dynamic polyimide is required to solve irreversible failure …

[HTML][HTML] Recently emerging advancements in montmorillonite polymeric nanoarchitectures and applications

CI Idumah, UC Okonkwo, CM Obele - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to advancements in nanotechnology, there has been continual progression in
preparation, characterization, properties and applications of polymeric/clay …

Rising of dynamic polyimide materials: a versatile dielectric for electrical and electronic applications

B Wan, X Dong, X Yang, J Wang, MS Zheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyimides (PIs) are widely used in circuit components, electrical insulators, and power
systems in modern electronic devices and large electrical appliances. Electrical/mechanical …