Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
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

N Zheng, Y Xu, Q Zhao, T Xie - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Two-birds-one-stone: multifunctional supercapacitors beyond traditional energy storage

Y Zhou, H Qi, J Yang, Z Bo, F Huang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The last decade has witnessed an extensive uptake of clean and sustainable energy
sources to meet the surging energy demand while mitigating the increasing levels of …

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 …

Synthetic hydrogels: Synthesis, novel trends, and applications

USK Madduma‐Bandarage… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have been generated and explored for use in various applications. The main
objective of this comprehensive review is to collate the fundamental concepts of hydrogels …

A multi-responsive healable supercapacitor

H Qin, P Liu, C Chen, HP Cong, SH Yu - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Self-healability is essential for supercapacitors to improve their reliability and lifespan when
powering the electronics. However, the lack of a universal healing mechanism leads to low …

Vitrimers: Permanently crosslinked polymers with dynamic network topology

NJ Van Zee, R Nicolaÿ - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of synthetic organic polymers rapidly expanded since Staudinger's recognition of
the covalent structure of macromolecules. Today, these materials are far from just an …

Adaptable crosslinks in polymeric materials: resolving the intersection of thermoplastics and thermosets

GM Scheutz, JJ Lessard, MB Sims… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The classical division of polymeric materials into thermoplastics and thermosets based on
covalent network structure often implies that these categories are distinct and irreconcilable …

Self‐healing polymers based on coordination bonds

CH Li, JL Zuo - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐healing ability is an important survival feature in nature, with which living beings can
spontaneously repair damage when wounded. Inspired by nature, people have designed …

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 …