Superstretchable Dynamic Polymer Networks Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • AbstractSuperstretchable materials have many applications in advanced technological fields but are difficult to stretch to more than 1000× their original length. A superstretchable dynamic polymer network that can be stretched to 13 000× its original length is designed. It is revealed that superstretchability of the polymer network is derived from the synergistic effect of two different types of dynamic bonds, including a small number of strong dynamic imine bonds to maintain the network integrity during stretching and a large number of weak ionic hydrogen bonds to dissipate energy. This approach provides new insights into the design of superstretchable polymers.

authors

  • Zhang, Huan
  • Wu, Yanzhou
  • Yang, Jinxia
  • Wang, Dong
  • Yu, Pengyun
  • Lai, Chi To
  • Shi, An-chang
  • Wang, Jianping
  • Cui, Shuxun
  • Xiang, Junfeng
  • Zhao, Ning
  • Xu, Jian

publication date

  • November 2019