Abstract
Healable silicone materials have great technical impact in coatings, smart actuators, and flexible electronics, however, current healable silicone materials lack mechanical tunability. Herein, we designed and synthesized a new type of healable silicone through hydrogen-bond assisted multiphase assembly of siloxane oligomers. Besides the enhanced mechanical strength, unique water-enhanced healing was observed in the polymer network which is due to the reversible dissociation/association of multivalent hydrogen bonds in the presence of water.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11242–11246 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| Online published | 11 Jul 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2018 |
Research Keywords
- Hydrogen bonding
- Multiphase-assembly
- Self-healing
- Siloxane oligomer
- Supramolecular polymers
RGC Funding Information
- RGC-funded
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GRF: Study of Slippery Nanocomposite with Controlled Self-healing Ability for Biofouling Prevention
YAO, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CHEUNG, H. Y. (Co-Investigator) & HE, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/17 → 3/12/20
Project: Research
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