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 …

Dynamic covalent bonds in polymeric materials

P Chakma, D Konkolewicz - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received significant attention over the past decade.
These are covalent bonds that are capable of exchanging or switching between several …

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 …

Molecularly engineered unparalleled strength and supertoughness of poly (urea‐urethane) with shape memory and clusterization‐triggered emission

X Wang, J Xu, X Zhang, Z Yang, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To address the challenge of realizing multifunctional polymers simultaneously exhibiting
high strength and high toughness through molecular engineering, ultrastrong and …

Exchangeable liquid crystalline elastomers and their applications

MO Saed, A Gablier, EM Terentjev - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Review presents and discusses the current state of the art in “exchangeable liquid
crystalline elastomers”, that is, LCE materials utilizing dynamically cross-linked networks …

Reprocessable polymer networks via thiourethane dynamic chemistry: recovery of cross-link density after recycling and proof-of-principle solvolysis leading to …

L Li, X Chen, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polythiourethane (PTU) can be synthesized by a type of click chemistry involving the
reaction of thiols with isocyanates. To our knowledge, thiourethane dynamic chemistry has …

Sustainable, malleable, and recyclable castor oil-derived poly (urethane urea) networks with tunable mechanical properties and shape memory performance based …

XZ Wang, DM Xie, XL Zhao, YD Li, JB Zeng - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Castor oil (CO)-derived polyurethanes (PUs), denoted CPUs, are drastically limited because
they cannot be reprocessed, reshaped, or recycled and because they show low strength …

Polythiourethanes: Synthesis, applications, and opportunities

XL De Pariza, P Fanlo, LP Fonseca… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concern over the production, use, and disposal of polymeric materials have led to increased
societal pressure to search for sustainable alternatives that are better aligned with circular …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing of cross-linked PU via dual-dynamic covalent bonds of a Schiff base from cystine and vanillin

SH Lee, SR Shin, DS Lee - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
A Schiff base containing dual-dynamic covalent bonds synthesized from the biomaterials,
cystine and vanillin, showed excellent reversibility under external stimuli by metatheses. The …