Self-healing polymers

S Wang, MW Urban - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020‏ - nature.com
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 …

The chemistry behind catechol‐based adhesion

J Saiz‐Poseu, J Mancebo‐Aracil… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The adhesion of some marine organisms to almost any kind of surface in wet conditions has
aroused increasing interest in recent decades. Numerous fundamental studies have been …

Mussel‐and barnacle cement proteins‐inspired dual‐bionic bioadhesive with repeatable wet‐tissue adhesion, multimodal self‐healing, and antibacterial capability for …

G Pan, F Li, S He, W Li, Q Wu, J He… - Advanced Functional …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Massive bleeding and wound infection are the major problems often observed during severe
trauma, and achieving rapid hemostasis in cases of high‐dose bleeding in arteries and …

Supramolecular polymers: historical development, preparation, characterization, and functions

L Yang, X Tan, Z Wang, X Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Supramolecular polymers, originating from the integration of polymer science and
supramolecular chemistry, have been a rapidly develo** interdisciplinary research area …

Supramolecular hydrogel formation based on tannic acid

H Fan, L Wang, X Feng, Y Bu, D Wu, Z ** - Macromolecules, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
The development of facile and versatile strategies with low-cost for hydrogel construction is
of tremendous scientific interest. Herein, we demonstrate that naturally derived, cost …

Dynamic covalent bond enabled strong bio-based polyimide materials with thermally-driven adaptivity, healability and recycling

X Zhang, P Li, J Zeng, J Li, B Wang, W Gao, J Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Develo** new sustainable materials as plastic replacement has become an urgent task for
the rapid accumulation of non-degradable petroleum-based waste plastics. Herein, we …

Self‐healing polymeric hydrogel formed by metal–ligand coordination assembly: design, fabrication, and biomedical applications

L Shi, P Ding, Y Wang, Y Zhang… - Macromolecular …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Self‐healing hydrogels based on metal–ligand coordination chemistry provide new and
exciting properties that improve injectability, rheological behaviors, and even biological …

Nanoarchitectonics for dynamic functional materials from atomic‐/molecular‐level manipulation to macroscopic action

K Ariga, J Li, J Fei, Q Ji, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

Recent progress in polymer hydrogel bioadhesives

X Pei, J Wang, Y Cong, J Fu - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adhesive hydrogels have broad applications in tissue adhesives, hemostatic agents, and
biomedical sensors. Various bio‐inspired glues and synthetic adhesives are clinically used …

Chemical and physical aspects of self-healing materials

Y Yang, X Ding, MW Urban - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The concept of self-healing synthetic materials emerged a couple of decades ago and
continues to attract scientific community. Driven primarily by an opportunity to develop life …