Rapid self-healing and superior toughness in ionically crosslinked polymer ionogels and strain sensing applications
Anil K. Padhan, Diksha Sharma, Tino S. Thomas, Aayushi Prakash Sinha, Adarsha Narayan Mallick, Debaprasad Mandal
Abstract
The designed ionogel comprising poly(vinyl imidazole) and polyphosphoric acid exhibits rapid self-healing with robust mechanical properties that could further be enhanced by incorporation of Ca-ions into the matrix.
Topics & Concepts
ToughnessSelf-healingMaterials sciencePolymerComposite materialPolymer scienceStrain (injury)PathologyInternal medicineMedicineAlternative medicineAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer composites and self-healingConducting polymers and applications