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Robust, healable and hydrophobically recoverable polydimethylsiloxane based supramolecular material with dual-activate hard segment

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In this paper, a novel dual-activate hard segment strategy is proposed for the fabrication of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based supramolecular polymer (PDMS-PDITC-IPDI). The unique design endows the PDMS-PDITC-IPDI with high toughness (43.1–24.5 MJ/m3), tensile strength (11.3–6.6 MPa) and elongation at break (730%–615%), and the mechanical properties and dynamic property can be regulated by varying degrees of hard segment activation. Moreover, the PDMS-PDITC-IPDI polymers exhibit excellent self-recovery property during successive loading-unloading processes. Additionally, both wettability damage caused by O2 plasma treatment and mechanical damage can be healed by simple heating, showing good hydrophobic recovery and self-healability. Taking advantages of merits of the PDMS-PDITC-IPDI, the applications of the material as recyclable adhesive and 3D printing material are also investigated.

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    Chi Lv, YuHao Qi & JunPing Zheng

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51473114), and the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (Grant No. 19JYCBJC17400).

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Lv, C., Qi, Y., Hu, R. et al. Robust, healable and hydrophobically recoverable polydimethylsiloxane based supramolecular material with dual-activate hard segment. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 64, 423–432 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-020-1674-7

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