Robust Natural Polyphenolic Adhesives against Various Harsh Environments

Although adhesive hydrogels have been extensively explored, the development of adhesives with long-term strong adhesion capacity under various harsh environments is still met with profound challenges such as sophisticated preparation, long-term curing, and low bonding strength. Herein, a series of robust adhesive hydrogels have been developed via the polyphenol-epoxy-cross-linking (PEC) reactions between natural polyphenols (extracts) and epoxy glycidyl ethers. The as-prepared natural polyphenolic adhesive hydrogels could induce strong adhesion onto several kinds of typical substrates (i.e., wood, glass, paper, PET, PMMA, and Fe) under both dry and wet conditions based on multi-interactions. Moreover, those natural polyphenolic adhesives exhibited good low-temperature and solvent resistance performances, which could be widely used in different kinds of device repairment (i.e., chemical, petroleum, wood, metal, glass, plastic, rubber, and other industries) under different conditions. This work could provide new opportunities toward natural-inspired robust adhesives in various fields ranging from chemical transportation, industrial manufacturing, architectural design, and marine engineering to daily life.