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 …

Biobased covalent adaptable networks: towards better sustainability of thermosets

XL Zhao, PX Tian, YD Li, JB Zeng - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosets have many advantages such as excellent mechanical properties, dimensional
stability, and chemical and environmental resistance, but suffer from unsustainability …

Smart self-puffing phosphite-protonated siloxane network enables multifunctional transparent protection

L Zhang, GQ Zheng, XL Chen, SQ Guo… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harsh-condition protective materials are essential for resisting various types of
environmental damage, such as fire, microbes, scratches, and etc. However, integrating …

Photothermal modulated dielectric elastomer actuator for resilient soft robots

MWM Tan, H Bark, G Thangavel, X Gong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soft robots need to be resilient to extend their operation under unpredictable environments.
While utilizing elastomers that are tough and healable is promising to achieve this …

100th Anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Toward catalytic chemical recycling of waste (and future) plastics

JC Worch, AP Dove - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The current global materials economy has long been inefficient due to unproductive reuse
and recycling efforts. Within the wider materials portfolio, plastics have been revolutionary to …

Stretchable, Ultratough, and Intrinsically Self‐Extinguishing Elastomers with Desirable Recyclability

Y Xue, J Lin, T Wan, Y Luo, Z Ma, Y Zhou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced elastomers are increasingly used in emerging areas, for example, flexible
electronics and devices, and these real‐world applications often require elastomers to be …

Catalyst-free self-healing bio-based vitrimer for a recyclable, reprocessable, and self-adhered carbon fiber reinforced composite

Y Xu, S Dai, L Bi, J Jiang, H Zhang, Y Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRPs) have the problems of over-reliance on
petroleum-based products and difficult recycling of Carbon fibers (CFs). To solve these …

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 …

Self-healing, reprocessable, degradable, thermadapt shape memory multifunctional polymers based on dynamic imine bonds and their application in nondestructively …

X Liu, E Zhang, J Liu, J Qin, M Wu, C Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional epoxy thermosets have been extensively used in many fields, including the field
of carbon fiber composite materials, which is favored by a large number of researchers. But …

High-performance epoxy vitrimer with superior self-healing, shape-memory, flame retardancy, and antibacterial properties based on multifunctional curing agent

J Peng, S Xie, T Liu, D Wang, R Ou, C Guo… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of functionalities such as degradability, antibacterial, and flame retardancy is the
key to limit the further wide application of conventional epoxy thermosets. In this work, a …