Toughening a Self‐Healable Supramolecular Polymer by Ionic Cluster‐Enhanced Iron‐Carboxylate Complexes

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59; no. 13; pp. 5278 - 5283
• Main Authors: Deng, Yuanxin, Zhang, Qi, Feringa, Ben L., Tian, He, Qu, Da‐Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 23.03.2020
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Clustering; Coordination compounds; Disulfide bonds; dynamic covalent chemistry; elastomers; ionic clusters; Iron; Mechanical properties; Polymers; Room temperature; Self healing materials; Stretchability; Supramolecular polymers; Wearable technology; dynamic covalent chemistry; supramolecular polymers; ionic clusters; elastomers; self-healing materials

Supramolecular polymers that can heal themselves automatically usually exhibit weakness in mechanical toughness and stretchability. Here we exploit a toughening strategy for a dynamic dry supramolecular network by introducing ionic cluster‐enhanced iron‐carboxylate complexes. The resulting dry supra...