NIR driven fast macro-damage repair and shear-free reprocessing of thermoset elastomers <i>via</i> dynamic covalent urea bonds
Zhanhua Wang, Maoyu Yang, Xiaorong Wang, Guoxia Fei, Zhuo Zheng, Hesheng Xia
Abstract
Fast macro-damage repair and shear-free reprocessing of thermoset elastomers are achieved through NIR induced solid-to-fluid transition based on dynamic covalent urea bonds.
Topics & Concepts
Thermosetting polymerElastomerCovalent bondUreaMaterials scienceGlass transitionPolymer chemistryDynamic covalent chemistryPolymer scienceComposite materialChemical engineeringChemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryPolymerSupramolecular chemistryEngineeringPolymer composites and self-healingElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials