Evolution of self-healing elastomers, from extrinsic to combined intrinsic mechanisms: A review

S Utrera-Barrios, R Verdejo, MA López-Manchado… - Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The evolution of self-healing polymers has resulted in a myriad of healing designs that have
given way to complex systems capable of supporting multiple cycles, among other features …

Dynamic covalent bonds in polymeric materials

P Chakma, D Konkolewicz - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received significant attention over the past decade.
These are covalent bonds that are capable of exchanging or switching between several …

Toward stimuli‐responsive dynamic thermosets through continuous development and improvements in covalent adaptable networks (CANs)

M Podgórski, BD Fairbanks, BE Kirkpatrick… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs), unlike typical thermosets or other covalently
crosslinked networks, possess a unique, often dormant ability to activate one or more forms …

Polymer engineering based on reversible covalent chemistry: A promising innovative pathway towards new materials and new functionalities

ZP Zhang, MZ Rong, MQ Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Reversible covalent polymers are able to change their bond arrangement and structure via
reversible reaction triggered by external stimuli including heating, light and pH, while …

Reprocessable acid-degradable polycarbonate vitrimers

RL Snyder, DJ Fortman, GX De Hoe… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers are cross-linked polymer networks containing linkages that undergo thermally
activated, associative exchange reactions, such that the cross-link density and overall …

Rheological properties of covalent adaptable networks with 1, 2, 3-triazolium cross-links: the missing link between vitrimers and dissociative networks

A Jourdain, R Asbai, O Anaya, MM Chehimi… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers, in stringent contrast to dissociative networks, involve associative covalent
exchanges and remain fully cross-linked at all temperatures. However, we have previously …

Catalyst-Free Epoxy Vitrimers Based on Transesterification Internally Activated by an α–CF3 Group

D Berne, F Cuminet, S Lemouzy… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers are polymer networks in which associative exchange reactions can take place
under specific conditions, thus conferring reprocessability to insoluble materials. Recently …

Architectural code for rubber elasticity: from supersoft to superfirm materials

SS Sheiko, AV Dobrynin - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
The current approach to regulating mechanical properties of elastomeric materials is
predominately based on the exploratory mixing of different polymers, solvents, and fillers …

Accessing pluripotent materials through tempering of dynamic covalent polymer networks

NR Boynton, JM Dennis, ND Dolinski, CA Lindberg… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Pluripotency, which is defined as a system not fixed as to its developmental potentialities, is
typically associated with biology and stem cells. Inspired by this concept, we report synthetic …

Self‐healing in supramolecular polymers

A Campanella, D Döhler… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Adaption and self‐healing are two major principles in material science, often coupled with
the placement of supramolecular moieties within a material. Proper molecular design can …