Nano-building block based-hybrid organic–inorganic copolymers with self-healing properties

New dynamic materials, that can repair themselves after strong damage, have been designed by hybridization of polymers with structurally well-defined nanobuilding units. The controlled design of cross-linked poly( n -butyl acrylate) (pBuA) has been performed by introducing a very low amount of a spe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Polymer chemistry 2014-01, Vol.5 (15), p.4474-4479
Hauptverfasser: Potier, F., Guinault, A., Delalande, S., Sanchez, C., Ribot, F., Rozes, L.
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Zusammenfassung:New dynamic materials, that can repair themselves after strong damage, have been designed by hybridization of polymers with structurally well-defined nanobuilding units. The controlled design of cross-linked poly( n -butyl acrylate) (pBuA) has been performed by introducing a very low amount of a specific tin oxo-cluster. Sacrificial domains with non-covalent interactions ( i.e. ionic bonds) developed at the hybrid interface play a double role. Such interactions are strong enough to cross-link the polymer, which consequently exhibits rubber-like elasticity behavior and labile enough to enable, after severe mechanical damage, dynamic bond recombination leading to an efficient healing process at room temperature. In agreement with the nature of the reversible links at the hybrid interface, the healing process can speed up considerably with temperature. 1 H and 119 Sn PFG NMR has been used to evidence the dynamic nature of these peculiar cross-linking nodes.
ISSN:1759-9954
1759-9962
DOI:10.1039/C4PY00172A