Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Spider silk‐inspired artificial fibers

J Li, S Li, J Huang, AQ Khan, B An, X Zhou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Spider silk is a natural polymeric fiber with high tensile strength, toughness, and has distinct
thermal, optical, and biocompatible properties. The mechanical properties of spider silk are …

Extremely strong and tough biodegradable poly (urethane) elastomers with unprecedented crack tolerance via hierarchical hydrogen‐bonding interactions

R Guo, Q Zhang, Y Wu, H Chen, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The elastomers with the combination of high strength and high toughness have always been
intensively pursued due to their diverse applications. Biomedical applications frequently …

Fatigue-free artificial ionic skin toughened by self-healable elastic nanomesh

J Wang, B Wu, P Wei, S Sun, P Wu - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Robust ionic sensing materials that are both fatigue-resistant and self-healable like human
skin are essential for soft electronics and robotics with extended service life. However, most …

Engineering of chain rigidity and hydrogen bond cross‐linking toward ultra‐strong, healable, recyclable, and water‐resistant elastomers

Z Guo, X Lu, X Wang, X Li, J Li, J Sun - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance elastomers have gained significant interest because of their wide
applications in industry and our daily life. However, it remains a great challenge to fabricate …

Ultrahigh mechanical strength and robust room-temperature self-healing properties of a polyurethane–graphene oxide network resulting from multiple dynamic bonds

X Zhu, W Zhang, G Lu, H Zhao, L Wang - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Addressing the conflict between achieving high mechanical properties and room-
temperature self-healing ability is extremely significant to achieving a breakthrough in the …

Ultrafast fabrication of lignin-encapsulated silica nanoparticles reinforced conductive hydrogels with high elasticity and self-adhesion for strain sensors

H Zhao, S Hao, Q Fu, X Zhang, L Meng, F Xu… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conductive hydrogels are receiving considerable attention because of their important
applications, such as flexible wearable electronic, human-machine interfaces, and smart/soft …

Strong and tough supramolecular covalent adaptable networks with room‐temperature closed‐loop recyclability

Z Zhang, D Lei, C Zhang, Z Wang, Y Jin… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of closed‐loop chemically recyclable plastics (CCRPs) that can be
widely used in daily life can be a fundamental solution to the global plastic waste crisis …

Aqueous spinning of robust, self-healable, and crack-resistant hydrogel microfibers enabled by hydrogen bond nanoconfinement

Y Shi, B Wu, S Sun, P Wu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Robust damage-tolerant hydrogel fibers with high strength, crack resistance, and self-
healing properties are indispensable for their long-term uses in soft machines and robots as …

Self-healable, solvent response cellulose nanocrystal/waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites with encryption capability

R Xue, H Zhao, ZW An, W Wu, Y Jiang, P Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-based chiral nematic structure is widely used in stimulus
response and sensing. A popular area of research is enhancing the mechanical …