Dynamic covalent polymer networks: a molecular platform for designing functions beyond chemical recycling and self-healing

N Zheng, Y Xu, Q Zhao, T Xie - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Dynamic covalent polymer networks (DCPN) have historically attracted attention for their
unique roles in chemical recycling and self-healing, which are both relevant for sustainable …

Vitrimers: Permanently crosslinked polymers with dynamic network topology

NJ Van Zee, R Nicolaÿ - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of synthetic organic polymers rapidly expanded since Staudinger's recognition of
the covalent structure of macromolecules. Today, these materials are far from just an …

Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers

J Luo, Z Demchuk, X Zhao, T Saito, M Tian, AP Sokolov… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Thermoset elastomers are widely used in industry and frontier research due to their
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …

Adaptable crosslinks in polymeric materials: resolving the intersection of thermoplastics and thermosets

GM Scheutz, JJ Lessard, MB Sims… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The classical division of polymeric materials into thermoplastics and thermosets based on
covalent network structure often implies that these categories are distinct and irreconcilable …

Reprocessable cross-linked polymer networks: are associative exchange mechanisms desirable?

BR Elling, WR Dichtel - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) are covalently cross-linked polymers that may be
reshaped via cross-linking and/or strand exchange at elevated temperatures. They …

Healable and self-healing polyurethanes using dynamic chemistry

RH Aguirresarobe, S Nevejans, B Reck, L Irusta… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ever since the emergence of polymers, there has been interest in the production of “self-
healing” materials. Over the last decade this dream has become closer to reality with the …

Toward stimuli‐responsive dynamic thermosets through continuous development and improvements in covalent adaptable networks (CANs)

M Podgórski, BD Fairbanks, BE Kirkpatrick… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs), unlike typical thermosets or other covalently
crosslinked networks, possess a unique, often dormant ability to activate one or more forms …

Colorless, transparent, robust, and fast scratch‐self‐healing elastomers via a phase‐locked dynamic bonds design

Y Lai, X Kuang, P Zhu, M Huang, X Dong… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Robust self‐healing thermoplastic elastomers are expected to have repeated healing
capability, remarkable mechanical properties, transparency, and superior toughness. The …

Superior toughness and fast self‐healing at room temperature engineered by transparent elastomers

SM Kim, H Jeon, SH Shin, SA Park, J Jegal… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The most important properties of self‐healing polymers are efficient recovery at room
temperature and prolonged durability. However, these two characteristics are contradictory …

An overview of dynamic covalent bonds in polymer material and their applications

S Huang, X Kong, Y Xiong, X Zhang, H Chen… - European Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received widespread attention due to their unique
reversibility and stimulus responsiveness. The introduction of DCBs often endows materials …