Design and mechanical properties of supramolecular polymeric materials based on host–guest interactions: the relation between relaxation time and fracture energy
Subaru Konishi, Yu Kashiwagi, Go Watanabe, Motofumi Osaki, Takuya Katashima, Osamu Urakawa, Tadashi Inoue, Hiroyasu Yamaguchi, Akira Harada, Yoshinori Takashima
Abstract
The viscoelastic behaviour of the reversible cross-linking points, which could be tuned by the relaxation time and the tensile rate, improved the fracture energy of the supramolecular hydrogels.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistryViscoelasticityRelaxation (psychology)Fracture (geology)Materials scienceUltimate tensile strengthSelf-healing hydrogelsActivation energySupramolecular polymersStress relaxationComposite materialChemical physicsPolymer chemistryCreepChemistryPhysical chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistrySocial psychologyPsychologyHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolymer composites and self-healing