Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106213
Keywords
Crosslinked elastomer; Room temperature self-healing; Dynamic urea bond; Hydrogen bond; Toughness
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21664005]
- Guangxi Program for Hundred Talents for Returned Scholars
- National Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi [2018 GXNSFBA281121]
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This study presents a flexible strategy to develop a crosslinked elastomer with autonomous self-healing properties at room temperature through photo-initiated copolymerization, exhibiting superior characteristics such as rapid self-healing, extreme stretchability, high toughness, stability, and recyclability. The self-healing and mechanical properties of the material can be optimized by tuning the content of dynamic crosslinkers.
Designing a crosslinked polymer with autonomous self-healing at room temperature (RT) remains an arduous challenge because the topological network reconstructions are governed by crosslinking. Herein, a flexible strategy is described to develop intrinsically dynamic crosslinked elastomers with RT self-healing via a photo-initiated copolymerization to address these issues. The key is to incorporate a urea-urethane structure with dynamic urea bond into the polymer network as a flexible crosslinking unit. This strategy endows the crosslinked elastomer with superior properties, including autonomously rapid self-healing at RT, extreme stretchability of up to 1726%, high toughness (similar to 24.45 MJ m(-3)), extended stability, and recyclability. Upon damaged, the resultant elastomers instantly self-heal at RT and completely self-heal within 10 min without the assistance of external triggers. These amazing properties of the dynamic elastomer are attributed to the synergistic effect of the robustly dynamic urea bonds and inter- and intrachain hydrogen bond interactions. Notably, the self-healing and mechanical properties of the network can be optimized by tuning the dynamic crosslinker content. Dynamic reversibility occurs at RT evidenced by rheological tests. The facile fabrication method and multifunctional properties of the self-healable and stretchable crosslinked elastomer demonstrate that it shows great potential in smart protective coating and wearable electronics industry.
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