Issue 42, 2017

Force-induced cleavage of a labile bond for enhanced mechanochemical crosslinking

Abstract

We introduce a simple, yet powerful approach towards force-induced healing polymers. While most synthetic polymers fail in response to stress and have no recovery mechanism, we demonstrate that polymers containing a thiocarbonylthio group exhibit amplified mechanochemical activity. In the presence of a crosslinker, the radicals generated from homolytic cleavage are exploited to trigger a ‘healing’ response within minutes.

Graphical abstract: Force-induced cleavage of a labile bond for enhanced mechanochemical crosslinking

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Aug 2017
Accepted
03 Oct 2017
First published
03 Oct 2017

Polym. Chem., 2017,8, 6485-6489

Force-induced cleavage of a labile bond for enhanced mechanochemical crosslinking

M. B. Gordon, S. Wang, G. A. Knappe, N. J. Wagner, T. H. Epps and C. J. Kloxin, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 6485 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01431G

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