Journal
PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 49-50, Issue -, Pages 60-78Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.04.003
Keywords
Healable polymer; Hydrogen bonding; Metallosupramolecular; Self-healing; Supramolecular nanocomposite; Supramolecular polymer
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Funding
- Adolphe Merkle Foundation
- European Research Council [ERC-2011-AdG 291490-MERESPO]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (NRP) [406240_126046
- 200021_13540/1]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (NCCR) [51NF40_141849]
- U.S. Army Research Office [W911NF-12-1-0339, W911NF-09-1-0288, W911NF-06-1-0414]
- Ambizione program of the Swiss National Science Foundation
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [51NF40_141849] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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The reversible nature of non-covalent interactions between constituting building blocks permits one to temporarily disassemble supramolecular polymers through the application of an appropriate external stimulus on command. This framework has recently emerged as a general design strategy for the development of healable polymer systems. The approach exploits that the temporary disassembly decreases the molecular weight and in the case of cross-linked polymers the cross-link density, and thereby causes an increase of the chain mobility and a reduction of the viscosity of the material. The transformation thus enables the disassembled material to flow and fill defects, before the original supramolecular polymer is re-assembled. Focusing on recent progress in the area of healable supramolecular polymer solids based on hydrogen-bonding, metal-ligand and pi-pi interactions, as well as supramolecular nanocomposites, this review article summarizes the development and current state of the field. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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