Self-healing of internal damage in mechanically robust polymers utilizing a reversibly convertible molecular network
Jiaye Xie, Mingcong Yang, Jiajie Liang, Jun Hu, Qi Li, Jinliang He
Abstract
Intrinsic self-healing of internal damage in mechanically robust polymers is achieved through a convertible molecular network, which can be switched reversibly between fully-crosslinked and partially-crosslinked states.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healingPolymerSelf-healing materialConvertibleMaterials scienceComposite materialStructural engineeringEngineeringMedicinePathologyAlternative medicinePolymer composites and self-healingFuel Cells and Related MaterialsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods