Journal
POLYMER
Volume 52, Issue 26, Pages 6074-6079Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.11.007
Keywords
Diels-Alder cycloaddition; Self-mending polymer; Thermal stability
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan [21350083]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21350083] Funding Source: KAKEN
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A novel self-mending polymer with high thermal stability is developed based on the DA reaction between anthracene and maleimide. A network polymer, PEAA(2)M(3) is prepared by the DA reaction of anthryl-telechelic poly(ethylene adipate) and a tris-maleimide. While the forward DA (addition) reaction is favored at room temperature, the reverse DA (dissociation) reaction is induced by mechanical stress. This mechanochemical reversibility allows the autonomous mending of cracks in PEAA(2)M(3) at room temperature. It is well known that the thermal dissociation of the DA reaction occurs only at very high temperatures at which organic polymers degrades significantly. Therefore, thermal stability is successfully combined with self-mending ability in PEAA(2)M(3). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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