Stretchable Self-Healing Polymeric Networks with Recyclability and Dual Responsiveness
Stretchable Self-Healing Polymeric Networks with Recyclability and Dual Responsiveness
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具有可回收性和双重响应性的可伸缩自愈聚合物网络
DOI:
10.1021/acsapm.9b01073
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Kong, Jie
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作者:
Dai, Xingyi;Du, Yuzhang;Kong, Jie
Intelligent polymers with tough networks are of considerable significance for the development of highly proficient polymer science and technology. In this work, polymeric elastomers with integrated stretchable and self-healable characteristics were designed by cross-linking hyperbranched polymers with flexible segments. The hyperbranched polymer with multiple terminal groups provided various cross-linking points so that mechanically robust networks could be achieved. Driven by the reversibility of imine and disulfide bonds employed, the elastomers exhibited good self-healing property, and the healing efficiency reached up to 99% under ambient environments. Furthermore, the dynamic reversibility of the polymers was investigated at the molecular level. The imine and disulfide bonds were incorporated into the networks to construct a soluble and recyclable hyperbranched polymer with pH and redox responsiveness via an A(2) + B-3 approach and Schiff base polymerization. The polymers containing imine bonds completed the polymerization-depolymerization transition and underwent reversible cycles several times through changing pH. Moreover, in the presence of disulfide bonds, the polymers were provided with a redox cleavage property triggered by dithiothreitol. This study provides new opportunities for the design and application of intelligent polymers with tough networks through regulation of topological structures.