Structure–reactivity–property relationships in covalent adaptable networks

V Zhang, B Kang, JV Accardo… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer networks built out of dynamic covalent bonds offer the potential to translate the
control and tunability of chemical reactions to macroscopic physical properties. Under …

[HTML][HTML] Recyclable inherently flame-retardant thermosets: Chemistry, properties and applications

WW Klingler, A Bifulco, C Polisi, Z Huang… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermosets are polymeric materials that contain permanent networks and thus are difficult to
recycle. They are not reprocessable once cured and often do not degrade under mild …

Recyclable, self-strengthening starch-based epoxy vitrimer facilitated by exchangeable disulfide bonds

N Tratnik, NR Tanguy, N Yan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Epoxy vitrimers have emerged as a new class of self-healing, recyclable, and reprocessable
materials, offering new opportunities to traditional epoxy thermosets by improving life-span …

Exchangeable liquid crystalline elastomers and their applications

MO Saed, A Gablier, EM Terentjev - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Review presents and discusses the current state of the art in “exchangeable liquid
crystalline elastomers”, that is, LCE materials utilizing dynamically cross-linked networks …

Aromatics from lignocellulosic biomass: A platform for high-performance thermosets

JS Mahajan, RM O'Dea, JB Norris… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Renewable and sustainable thermosets with thermo-mechanical properties that are
equivalent to, or better than, those of petroleum-derived commercial incumbents are …

Critical effects of branch numbers at the cross-link point on the relaxation behaviors of transesterification vitrimers

T Isogai, M Hayashi - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers are functional cross-linked materials, exhibiting reprocessability, recyclability, and
healability, and thus these are expected for application as sustainable materials. The …

Efficient transformation of renewable vanillin into reprocessable, acid-degradable and flame retardant polyimide vitrimers

X Yang, Y Ke, Q Chen, L Shen, J Xue… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient transformation of renewable resources and the production of high performance
polymers through a simple and environmentally friendly method remains a great challenge …

Microscopic dynamics and viscoelasticity of vitrimers

A Perego, D Lazarenko, M Cloitre, F Khabaz - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
We implement a hybrid molecular dynamics/Monte Carlo simulation to study the microscopic
dynamics and the macroscopic rheology of vitrimers with a fast bond exchange rate. We …

Transparent wood developed by introducing epoxy vitrimers into a delignified wood template

K Wang, Y Dong, Z Ling, X Liu, SQ Shi, J Li - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transparent wood (TW) has shown great potential in various functional applications,
including light, thermal, electromagnetic, and energy management fields. Despite significant …

Effect of precise linker length, bond density, and broad temperature window on the rheological properties of ethylene vitrimers

B Soman, CM Evans - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Dynamic networks which undergo topology conserving exchange reactions, sometimes
called vitrimers, show properties intermediate to thermosets and thermoplastics. The …