The Diels–Alder (DA) reaction is regarded as quite a useful strategy in organic and
macromolecular syntheses. The reversibility of this reaction and the advent of self-repair …

Importing self-repair or self-healing features into inert materials is of great relevance to
material scientists, since it is expected to eliminate the necessity of replenishing a damaged …

The present review article represents a comprehensive study on polymer
micro/nanocomposites that are used in high-voltage applications. Particular focus is on the …

The conjugation of biomolecules can impart materials with the bioactivity necessary to
modulate specific cell behaviors. While the biological roles of particular polypeptide …

The development of self-healing materials has received much research attention in the last
two decades. This review paper gathers recent publications on the self-healing polymeric …

The purpose of this review is to provide a critical survey covering a few decades of growing
interest in the application to polymer chemistry of the Diels–Alder (DA) reaction between …

Polymer networks possessing reversible covalent cross-links constitute a novel material
class with the capacity for adapting to an externally applied stimulus. These covalent …

Hydrogel, as a good cartilage tissue-engineered scaffold, not only has to possess robust
mechanical property but also has to have an intrinsic self-healing property to integrate itself …

Natural molecular biomass plays an important role in the field of renewable polymers, as
they can be directly used or derivatized as monomers for controlled polymerization, in a way …

The “click” chemistry concept is based on utilizing rapid reactions which are efficient,
versatile, and selective. Indeed, Diels–Alder (DA) reactions fulfill most of the requirements …