[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Next‐Generation Vitrimers Design through Theoretical Understanding and Computational Simulations

K Li, NV Tran, Y Pan, S Wang, Z Jin, G Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vitrimers are an innovative class of polymers that boast a remarkable fusion of mechanical
and dynamic features, complemented by the added benefit of end‐of‐life recyclability. This …

Polymers with dynamic bonds: adaptive functional materials for a sustainable future

S Samanta, S Kim, T Saito… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials play critical role in many current technologies. Among them, adaptive
polymeric materials with dynamic (reversible) bonds exhibit unique properties and provide …

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 …

Repeatedly Recyclable 3D Printing Catalyst‐Free Dynamic Thermosetting Photopolymers

J Cui, F Liu, Z Lu, S Feng, C Liang, Y Sun… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photo‐curing 3D printing technology has promoted the advanced manufacturing in various
fields, but has exacerbated the environmental crisis by the demand for the chemically cross …

Triazabicyclodecene: A versatile catalyst for polymer synthesis

JG Kim, GS Lee, A Lee - Journal of Polymer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This comprehensive review aims to provide an in‐depth analysis of the catalytic
performance of 1, 5, 7‐triazabicyclo [4, 4, 0] dec‐5‐ene (TBD) in polymer synthesis. TBD, a …

Reprocessable and Chemically Recyclable Hard Vitrimers Based on Liquid‐Crystalline Epoxides

TE Trinh, K Ku, H Yeo - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid increase in demand for recyclable and reusable thermosets has necessitated the
development of materials with chemical structures that exhibit these features. Thus …

Ultrasonic welding of fiber reinforced vitrimer composites

AK Biswal, A Nandi, H Wang, A Vashisth - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this investigation, we present an exciting discovery that glass and carbon fiber-reinforced
vitrimer composites (vGFRC and vCFRC) can be ultrasonically welded. The study shows …

Unique superbase TBD (1, 5, 7-Triazabicyclo [4.4. 0] dec-5-ene): from catalytic activity and one-pot synthesis to broader application in industrial chemistry

E Fritz-Langhals - Organic Process Research & Development, 2022 - ACS Publications
TBD (1, 5, 7-triazabicyclo [4.4. 0] dec-5-ene) is an organic superbase with unique catalytic
effects due to its bifunctionality. It is already successfully used as a versatile catalyst, eg, for …

A simple design of a vitrimer network with various fractions of bond exchangeable units for revisiting the Arrhenius dependence of relaxation properties

T Isogai, M Hayashi - Polymer Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we design a model-like vitrimer network with varying ester bond fractions, in
which the bond exchange is operated via transesterification in the presence of internal …