Mechano-responsive hydrogen-bonding array of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer captures both strength and self-healing

Self-healing materials strive to emulate curable and resilient biological tissue but their performance is often insufficient for commercial applications because self-healing and toughening are mutually exclusive properties. Here, the authors report a tough and strong carbonate-type thermoplastic pol...

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Main Authors: Youngho Eom, Seon-Mi Kim, Minkyung Lee, Hyeonyeol Jeon, Jaeduk Park, Eun Seong Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Jeyoung Park, Dongyeop X. Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20931-z