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Nature 451, 977-980 (21 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/nature06669; Received 14 August 2007; Accepted 11 January 2008
, o3 \# h* u) q5 O. ySelf-healing and thermoreversible rubber from supramolecular assembly
, ?2 a9 |: N" G+ _Philippe Cordier, Franois Tournilhac, Corinne Soulié-Ziakovic & Ludwik Leibler2 t, Z# J1 N' [0 H
Matière Molle et Chimie, UMR 7167 CNRS-ESPCI, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France
: C" x% o' |7 Y8 ZCorrespondence to: Ludwik Leibler1 Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to L.L.).
5 {# y9 y/ C& a6 S& k* ]; {3 GTop of pageRubbers exhibit enormous extensibility up to several hundred per cent, compared with a few per cent for ordinary solids, and have the ability to recover their original shape and dimensions on release of stress. Rubber elasticity is a property of macromolecules that are either covalently cross-linked or connected in a network by physical associations such as small glassy or crystalline domains, ionic aggregates6 or multiple hydrogen bonds. Covalent cross-links or strong physical associations prevent flow and creep. Here we design and synthesize molecules that associate together to form both chains and cross-links via hydrogen bonds. The system shows recoverable extensibility up to several hundred per cent and little creep under load. In striking contrast to conventional cross-linked or thermoreversible rubbers made of macromolecules, these systems, when broken or cut, can be simply repaired by bringing together fractured surfaces to self-heal at room temperature. Repaired samples recuperate their enormous extensibility. The process of breaking and healing can be repeated many times. These materials can be easily processed, re-used and recycled. Their unique self-repairing properties, the simplicity of their synthesis, their availability from renewable resources and the low cost of raw ingredients (fatty acids and urea) bode well for future applications. |
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