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Healable supramolecular polymers
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posted on 2023-06-09, 12:49 authored by Lewis R Hart, Josephine L Harries, Barnaby GreenlandBarnaby Greenland, Howard M Colquhoun, Wayne HayesThis mini-review details the recent development of self-healing and mendable polymeric materials which take advantage of the reversible characteristics of non-covalent interactions during their physical recovery process. Supramolecular polymer systems which undergo spontaneous (autonomous) healing, as well as those which require external stimuli to initiate the healing process (healable/mendable), are introduced and discussed. Supramolecular polymers offer key advantages over alternative approaches, as these materials can typically withstand multiple healing cycles without substantial loss of performance, as a consequence of the highly directional and fully reversible non-covalent interactions present within the polymer matrix.
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Polymer ChemistryISSN
1759-9962Publisher
Royal Society of ChemistryExternal DOI
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4Page range
4860-4870Department affiliated with
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2018-04-11First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-04-11Usage metrics
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