The ability of artificial materials to be healed efficiently, mimicking the living organisms,
exhibits a great deal of potential advantages that can revolutionise the operation and …

Polymers and polymer composites with advanced functions have attracted great attention
following the development of modern science and technologies. Nevertheless, damages of …

Intrinsic self-healing polymeric materials are substances that relieve external stress and
restore their original mechanical properties after extreme damage via dynamic covalent …

Mechanically robust elastomers with the functionalities of room-temperature self-healing
ability and even recyclability provide new opportunities to revolutionize next-generation …

Achieving mechanical robustness and highly efficient self-healing simultaneously at room
temperature is always a formidable challenge for polymeric materials. Herein, a series of …

Dynamic bonds introduce unique properties such as self‐healing, recyclability, shape
memory, and malleability to polymers. Significant efforts have been made to synthesize a …

Thermally conductive, robust, but self-healable polymer/carbon nanocomposites are the
research focus in functional materials. However, the trade-off between molecular interaction …

Emerging technologies are increasingly reliant on materials that deliver multiple
functionality. For example, hydrogels using dynamic covalent crosslinks have proven well …

Conventional covalent crosslinked protein adhesives are brittle and cannot be reprocessed
effectively, which restricts their practical application and limits the recyclability of wood …

The need to minimize the amount of polymeric waste entering landfills and oceans has led
to several research avenues in the field of polymer science. Particularly, the development of …