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 …

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 …

Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers

J Luo, Z Demchuk, X Zhao, T Saito, M Tian, AP Sokolov… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Thermoset elastomers are widely used in industry and frontier research due to their
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …

Dynamic bonds: adaptable timescales for responsive materials

SV Wanasinghe, OJ Dodo… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic bonds introduce unique properties such as self‐healing, recyclability, shape
memory, and malleability to polymers. Significant efforts have been made to synthesize a …

Malleable and recyclable thermosets: The next generation of plastics

Y Jin, Z Lei, P Taynton, S Huang, W Zhang - Matter, 2019 - cell.com
Malleable thermosets are crosslinked polymers containing dynamic covalent bonds, which
can be reversibly cleaved and reformed. They have attracted considerable attention in …

Vitrimers designed both to strongly suppress creep and to recover original cross-link density after reprocessing: quantitative theory and experiments

L Li, X Chen, K Jin, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers form a promising class of dynamic polymer networks, but they have an Achilles'
heel: elastomeric vitrimers exhibit significant creep under conditions where permanently …

High-performance lignin-containing polyurethane elastomers with dynamic covalent polymer networks

W Liu, C Fang, S Wang, J Huang, X Qiu - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
High-performance lignin-containing polyurethane elastomers (LPUes) were successfully
synthesized via partially substituting petroleum-derived polyols with depolymerized …

Shape memory effects in self-healing polymers

CC Hornat, MW Urban - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent developments in self-healing polymers (SHPs) have been fueled by the increasing
need for sustainable materials with extended life-spans and functionality. This review …

Reprocessable polymer networks via thiourethane dynamic chemistry: recovery of cross-link density after recycling and proof-of-principle solvolysis leading to …

L Li, X Chen, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polythiourethane (PTU) can be synthesized by a type of click chemistry involving the
reaction of thiols with isocyanates. To our knowledge, thiourethane dynamic chemistry has …

Tunable “soft and stiff”, self-healing, recyclable, thermadapt shape memory biomass polymers based on multiple hydrogen bonds and dynamic imine bonds

F Song, Z Li, P Jia, M Zhang, C Bo, G Feng… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of multifunctional polymer materials from natural renewable resources via a
simple method meets ever-expanding practical applications and matches sustainable …