Self-Healable and Reprocessable Silicon Elastomers Based on Imine–Boroxine Bonds for Flexible Strain Sensor

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 16; p. 6049
• Main Authors: Wang, Peng, Wang, Zhuochao, Liu, Lu, Ying, Guobing, Cao, Wenxin, Zhu, Jiaqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Bonds; boroxine; Chemical bonds; Cooling; Crystallization; Decomposition; Dimethylpolysiloxane; Elastomers; Electric properties; Heat resistance; imine; Mechanical properties; Molecular structure; Polymers; self-healing; sensor; Sensors; Silicon; silicone; Silicones; Spectrum analysis; Temperature; Viscoelasticity; China

Silicon elastomers with excellent self-healing and reprocessing abilities are highly desirable for the advancement of next-generation energy, electronic, and robotic applications. In this study, a dual cross-linked self-healing polysiloxane elastomer was facilely fabricated by introducing an exchang...