Recent Progress in the Field of Intrinsic Self-Healing Elastomers

Abstract

Self-healing elastomers refer to a class of synthetic polymers that possess the unique ability to autonomously repair from internal and external damages. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the field of self-healing elastomers. In particular, intrinsic self-healing elastomers have garnered a great deal of attention. This mini-review outlines recent advancements in the mechanisms, preparation methods, and properties of various intrinsic self-healing elastomers based on non-covalent bond systems, reversible covalent bond systems, and multiple dynamic bond composite systems. We hope that this review will prove valuable to researchers in order to facilitate the development of novel strategies and technologies for preparing high-performance self-healing elastomers for advanced applications.

Keywords

• self-healing
• elastomer
• intrinsic
• reversible bonds
• dynamic polymers
• supramolecular polymers