It remains a great challenge to balance the kinetic stability and intrinsic healing ability of polymer materials.Here,we present an efficient strategy of using a synthetic reaction cycle to regulate the intrinsic heal...It remains a great challenge to balance the kinetic stability and intrinsic healing ability of polymer materials.Here,we present an efficient strategy of using a synthetic reaction cycle to regulate the intrinsic healing ability of thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert multifunctional organohydrogels.By combining a double decomposition reaction with spontaneous energy dissipation,we can construct the simplest synthetic reaction cycle that can induce a transient out-of-equilibrium state for achieving the healing of organohydrogels with kinetically locked acylhydrazone bonds.In addition to balancing kinetic stability and healing ability,the synthetic reaction cycle also enables the polymer materials to have high tolerance to organic solvents,high ionic strength,high and low temperatures,and other harsh conditions.Therefore,the kinetically stable and healable organohydrogels remain mechanically flexible and electrically conductive even down to−40°C and are readily recyclable.The integration of chemical networks into healable polymers may provide novel,versatile materials for building next-generation electronic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.21975145).Prof.Junqi Sun at Jilin University is thanked for the helpful discussions.
文摘It remains a great challenge to balance the kinetic stability and intrinsic healing ability of polymer materials.Here,we present an efficient strategy of using a synthetic reaction cycle to regulate the intrinsic healing ability of thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert multifunctional organohydrogels.By combining a double decomposition reaction with spontaneous energy dissipation,we can construct the simplest synthetic reaction cycle that can induce a transient out-of-equilibrium state for achieving the healing of organohydrogels with kinetically locked acylhydrazone bonds.In addition to balancing kinetic stability and healing ability,the synthetic reaction cycle also enables the polymer materials to have high tolerance to organic solvents,high ionic strength,high and low temperatures,and other harsh conditions.Therefore,the kinetically stable and healable organohydrogels remain mechanically flexible and electrically conductive even down to−40°C and are readily recyclable.The integration of chemical networks into healable polymers may provide novel,versatile materials for building next-generation electronic devices.