Introducing dynamic bonds in light‐based 3D printing

G Zhu, HA Houck, CA Spiegel… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐based 3D printing has received significant attention due to several advantages
including high printing speed and resolution. Along with the development of new …

On the welding of vitrimers: Chemistry, mechanics and applications

Q Shi, C Jin, Z Chen, L An… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Linear chains in thermoplastics make them relatively weak in performance but inherently
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …

Biorenewable and circular polydiketoenamine plastics

J Demarteau, B Cousineau, Z Wang, B Bose… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Amid growing concerns over the human health and environmental impacts of plastic waste,
the most promising solution would be to build a circular plastics economy where …

Strong, Supertough and Self‐Healing Biomimetic Layered Nanocomposites Enabled by Reversible Interfacial Polymer Chain Sliding

Y Wang, R Shu, X Zhang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the remarkable progress in ultrastrong mechanical laminate materials, the
simultaneous achievement of toughness, stretchability and self‐healing properties in …

Reconstruction of cellulose intermolecular interactions from hydrogen bonds to dynamic covalent networks enables a thermo-processable cellulosic plastic with …

Z Su, L Yu, L Cui, G Zhou, X Zhang, X Qiu, C Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Its excellent renewability and biodegradability make cellulose an attractive resource to
prepare fossil-based plastic alternatives. However, cellulose itself exhibits strong …

Chemical recycling of thiol epoxy thermosets via light-driven C–C bond cleavage

ST Nguyen, LR Fries, JH Cox, Y Ma… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Epoxy thermosets are high-volume materials that play a central role in a wide range of
engineering applications; however, technologies to recycle these polymers remain rare …

Fully recyclable, healable, soft, and stretchable dynamic polymers for magnetic soft robots

G Zhu, Y Hou, N Xia, X Wang, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic soft robots capable of wirelessly controlled programmable deformation and
locomotion are desirable for diverse applications. Such multi‐variable actuation ideally …

Direct and catalyst-free ester metathesis reaction for covalent adaptable networks

S Yang, W Liu, J Guo, Z Yang, Z Qiao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermosetting polymers possess excellent environmental resistance and mechanical
properties but cannot be reprocessed due to their covalently cross-linked structures …

Chemically recyclable polymer system based on nucleophilic aromatic ring-opening polymerization

YL Su, L Yue, H Tran, M Xu, A Engler… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of chemically recyclable polymers with desirable properties is a long-
standing but challenging goal in polymer science. Central to this challenge is the need for …

Reversible Amidation Chemistry Enables Closed‐Loop Chemical Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites to Monomers and Fibers

B Qin, S Liu, JF Xu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly efficient recycling of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites into monomers and
fibers is a formidable challenge. Herein, we present a closed‐loop recycling approach for …