Shape memory-assisted self-healing of dynamic thiol-acrylate networks
Walter Alabiso, Tiago Manuel Hron, David Reisinger, Daniel Bautista‐Anguís, Sandra Schlögl
Abstract
By following shape-memory assisted self-healing (SMASH), we used the shape-memory properties of thiol-acrylate photopolymers to physically close a scratch, whilst chemical healing was obtained via thermo-activated dynamic exchange reactions.
Topics & Concepts
AcrylateShape-memory alloyThiolScratchSelf-healingMaterials sciencePhotopolymerComputer sciencePolymer chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryPolymerPolymerizationEngineeringAlternative medicinePathologyMedicineMonomerPolymer composites and self-healingPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications