Issue 66, 2012

Room temperature self-healing power of silicone elastomers having silver nanoparticles as crosslinkers

Abstract

Thiol-functionalised silicone-oils were crosslinked with silver nanoparticles to give mechanically consistent elastomers with high self-healing power. The materials were broken into small pieces and put together in intimate contact for 24 hours at room temperature, observing a complete macroscopic healing and a quantitative recovery of compression-stress and strain.

Graphical abstract: Room temperature self-healing power of silicone elastomers having silver nanoparticles as crosslinkers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Mar 2012
Accepted
31 Mar 2012
First published
02 Apr 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8255-8257

Room temperature self-healing power of silicone elastomers having silver nanoparticles as crosslinkers

R. Martín, A. Rekondo, J. Echeberria, G. Cabañero, H. J. Grande and I. Odriozola, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8255 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC32030D

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