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Preparation of Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Liquid Crystal Elastomer Nanocomposites
Published on: February 6, 2016
Preparation, characterization and properties of intrinsic self-healing elastomers
Zhanhua Wang1, Xili Lu1, Shaojie Sun1
1State Key Lab of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China. xiahs@scu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Significant advances have been made in the development of self-healing synthetic polymer materials in recent years. This review article discusses the recent progress in preparation, characterization and properties of different kinds of intrinsic self-healing elastomers based on reversible covalent bonds and dynamic supramolecular chemistry. Healing conditions, mechanical property recovery and healing efficiency are the main discussion topics. Potential applications, challenges and future prospects in self-healing elastomer fields are also discussed in the last part of this review.
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