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Biomimetic water-responsive self-healing epoxy with tunable properties
Yuan, D.; Delpierre, S.; Ke, K.; Raquez, J.-M.; Dubois, P.; Manas-Zloczower, I. (2019). Biomimetic water-responsive self-healing epoxy with tunable properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11(19): 17853-17862. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b04249
In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. AMER CHEMICAL SOC: Washington. ISSN 1944-8244, meer
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self-healing; water-responsive; epoxy; boroxine; strain sensors |
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- Yuan, D.
- Delpierre, S., meer
- Ke, K.
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- Raquez, J.-M., meer
- Dubois, P., meer
- Manas-Zloczower, I.
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| Abstract |
As dynamic cross-linking networks are intrinsically weaker than permanent covalent networks, it is a big challenge to obtain a stiff self-healing polymer using reversible networks. Inspired by the self-healable and mechanically adaptive nature of sea cucumber, we design a water-responsive self-healing polymer system with reversible and permanent covalent networks by cross-linking poly(propylene glycol) with boroxine and epoxy. This double cross-linked structure is self-healing due to the boroxine reversible network as well as showing a room-temperature tensile modulus of 1059 MPa and a tensile stress of 37 MPa, on a par with classic thermosets. The dynamic boroxine bonds provide the self-healing response and enable up to 80% recovery in modulus and tensile strength upon water contact. The system shows superior adhesion to metal substrates by comparison with the commercial epoxy-based structural adhesive. Besides, this system can change modulus from a stiff thermoset to soft rubber (by a factor of 150) upon water stimulus, enabling potential applications of either direct or transform printing for micro/nanofabrication. Moreover, by incorporating conductive nanofillers, it becomes feasible to fabricate self-healing and versatile strain/stress sensors based on a single thermoset, with potential applications in wearable electronics for human healthcare. |
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