Bio-based photo-reversible self-healing polymer designed from lignin
Pallabi Sinha Roy, Matthieu M. Mention, Matthew A. P. Turner, Fanny Brunissen, Vasilios G. Stavros, Gil Garnier, Florent Allais, Kei Saito
Abstract
Through structure–activity relationship study and density functional theory, this research designs novel lignin-based photo-responsive crosslinkable polymer with engineerable self-healing properties by utilizing a green photo-polymerization method.
Topics & Concepts
LigninPolymerSelf-healingSelf-healing materialPolymerizationDensity functional theoryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer sciencePolymer chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialComputational chemistryMedicineAlternative medicineEngineeringPathologyLignin and Wood ChemistryPolymer composites and self-healingAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies