A short review on self‐healing thermoplastic polyurethanes

Y Yao, M Xiao, W Liu - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is a melt‐processing polymer with a high elasticity, high
tensile strength, low‐temperature resistance, wear‐resistance, and corrosion resistance …

A review on biological and biomimetic materials and their applications

N Suresh Kumar, R Padma Suvarna… - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
In the development of technology, a source of inspiration for mankind is the nature.
Naturally, many biological surfaces having unique micro–nanostructures, such as lotus …

Ultra‐stretchable and fast self‐healing ionic hydrogel in cryogenic environments for artificial nerve fiber

C Wang, Y Liu, X Qu, B Shi, Q Zheng, X Lin… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐healing materials behave with irreplaceable advantages in biomimetic intelligent robots
(BIR) for avoiding or reducing safety hazards and economic losses from accidental damage …

Universally autonomous self-healing elastomer with high stretchability

H Guo, Y Han, W Zhao, J Yang, L Zhang - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Developing autonomous self-healing materials for applications in harsh conditions is
challenging because the reconstruction of interaction in material for self-healing will …

Smart self-puffing phosphite-protonated siloxane network enables multifunctional transparent protection

L Zhang, GQ Zheng, XL Chen, SQ Guo… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harsh-condition protective materials are essential for resisting various types of
environmental damage, such as fire, microbes, scratches, and etc. However, integrating …

Self-healing polyurethane-elastomer with mechanical tunability for multiple biomedical applications in vivo

C Jiang, L Zhang, Q Yang, S Huang, H Shi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The unique properties of self-healing materials hold great potential in the field of biomedical
engineering. Although previous studies have focused on the design and synthesis of self …

Silicone-based fouling-release coatings for marine antifouling

P Hu, Q Xie, C Ma, G Zhang - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Marine biofouling profoundly influences marine industries and activities. It slows the speed
and increases the fuel consumption of ships, corrodes offshore platforms, and blocks …

Multiple H‐bonding chain extender‐based ultrastiff thermoplastic polyurethanes with autonomous self‐healability, solvent‐free adhesiveness, and AIE fluorescence

Y Yao, Z Xu, B Liu, M Xiao, J Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Developing an autonomous room temperature self‐healing supramolecular polyurethane
(PU) with toughness and stiffness remains a great challenge. Herein, a novel concept that …

A waterproof ion‐conducting fluorinated elastomer with 6000% stretchability, superior ionic conductivity, and harsh environment tolerance

P Shi, Y Wang, K Wan, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of ionic conductors with extreme stretchability, superior ionic conductivity,
and harsh‐environment resistance is urgent while challenging because the tailoring of these …

Photonic vitrimer elastomer with self‐healing, high toughness, mechanochromism, and excellent durability based on dynamic covalent bond

W Niu, X Cao, Y Wang, B Yao, Y Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vitrimers, with their unique dynamic covalent bonds, possess attractive self‐healability and
mechanical robustness, providing an intriguing opportunity to construct functional soft …