A Metal Coordination-Based Supramolecular Elastomer with Shape Memory-Assisted Self-Healing Effect

Autor: Fang Xie, Zhongxin Ping, Wanting Xu, Fenghua Zhang, Yuzhen Dong, Lianjie Li, Chengsen Zhang, Xiaobo Gong
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Polymers; Volume 14; Issue 22; Pages: 4879
ISSN: 2073-4360
DOI: 10.3390/polym14224879
Popis: Rubber materials are widely used in aerospace, automotive, smart devices and artificial skin. It is significant to address the aging susceptibility of conventional vulcanized rubber and to impart it rapid self-healing performance for destructive crack damage. Herein, a novel supramolecular rubber elastomer is prepared by introducing metal coordination between carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene and polystyrene-vinylpyridine copolymer. Based on the metal coordination interaction, the elastomer exhibits shape memory and self-healing properties. Moreover, a rapid closure-repair process of destructive cracks is achieved by presetting temporary shapes. This shape memory-assisted self-repair model is shown to be an effective means for rapid repair of severe cracks. An approach to enhance the mechanical and self-healing properties of elastomer was demonstrated by adding appropriate amounts of oxidized carbon nano-onions (O-CNO) into the system. The tensile strength of the elastomer with an O-CNOs content of 0.5 wt% was restored to 83 ± 10% of the original sample after being repaired at 85 °C for 6 h. This study confirms that metal coordination interaction is an effective method for designing shape memory self-healing rubber elastomer. The shape memory-assisted self-healing effect provides a reference for the rapid self-repairing of severe cracks.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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