Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 8, Issue 29, Pages 19047-19053Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04075
Keywords
bioinspired polymers; seawater; catechol; self-healing metallopolymers
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI [15K17440]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K17440] Funding Source: KAKEN
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It is highly desirable to prevent crack formation in polymeric materials at an early stage and to extend their lifespan, particularly when repairs to these materials would be difficult for humans. Here, we designed and synthesized catechol-functionalized polymers that can self-heal in seawater through hydrogen bonding and coordination. These bioinspired acrylate polymers are originally viscous materials, but after coordination with environmentally safe, common metal cations in seawater, namely, Ca2+ and Mg2+, the mechanical properties of the polymers were greatly enhanced from viscous to tough, hard materials. Reduced swelling in seawater compared with deionized water owing to the higher osmotic pressure resulted in greater toughness (similar to 5 MPa) and self-healing efficiencies (similar to 80%).
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