Self-Strengthening of Cross-Linked Elastomers via the Use of Dynamic Covalent Macrocyclic Mechanophores
Self-Strengthening of Cross-Linked Elastomers via the Use of Dynamic Covalent Macrocyclic Mechanophores
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DOI:
10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00124
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发表时间:
2021-04-21
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7.015
通讯作者:
Otsuka, Hideyuki
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作者:
Kida, Jumpei;Aoki, Daisuke;Otsuka, Hideyuki
The creation of polymeric materials that self-strengthen in response to a mechanical force is an important objective in the field of polymer chemistry. Here, the mechanochemical strengthening of cross- linked elastomers using macrocyclic mechanophores that contain a dynamic covalent disulfide bond is reported. Cross-linked poly(hexyl methacrylate) (CPHMA) polymers with macrocyclic mechanophores inserted at the cross-linking points were synthesized via free radical polymerization. Tensile and swelling tests showed that the addition of the macrocyclic mechanophores to the CPHMA polymers successfully impart them with self-strengthening functionality following compression, without the need for any additives such as monomers and modifiers, or any other stimuli.