A rigid and healable polymer cross-linked by weak but abundant Zn(II)-carboxylate interactions

Jian-Cheng Lai; Lan Li; Da-Peng Wang; Min-Hao Zhang; Sheng-Ran Mo; Xue Wang; Ke-Yu Zeng; Cheng-Hui Li; Qing Jiang; Xiao-Zeng You; Jing-Lin Zuo

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05285-3

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

A rigid and healable polymer cross-linked by weak but abundant Zn(II)-carboxylate interactions

Jian-Cheng Lai,
Lan Li,
Da-Peng Wang,
Min-Hao Zhang,
Sheng-Ran Mo,
Xue Wang,
Ke-Yu Zeng,
Cheng-Hui Li,
Qing Jiang,
Xiao-Zeng You,
Jing-Lin Zuo

Affiliations

Jian-Cheng Lai: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Lan Li: Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University
Da-Peng Wang: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Min-Hao Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Sheng-Ran Mo: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Xue Wang: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Ke-Yu Zeng: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Cheng-Hui Li: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Qing Jiang: Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University
Xiao-Zeng You: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Jing-Lin Zuo: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05285-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Combining solid-like properties with fast self-healing is a great challenge due to slow diffusion dynamics. Here the authors demonstrate a rigid and healable material by using weak but abundant coordination bonds to crosslink a PDMS polymer.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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