A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds

Modern protective materials must not only exhibit an intelligent response behavior, but also possess an excellent energy absorption ability. The applicability of shear-stiffening gel is limited because it generally cannot demonstrate good shape stability, strain sensitivity, and energy dissipation a...

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Main Authors: Haolijie Wen, Jie Sun, Kejing Yu, Xiaoning Yang, Xiaoqing Dai, Zhongwei Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523004720
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author Haolijie Wen
Jie Sun
Kejing Yu
Xiaoning Yang
Xiaoqing Dai
Zhongwei Zhang
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Jie Sun
Kejing Yu
Xiaoning Yang
Xiaoqing Dai
Zhongwei Zhang
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description Modern protective materials must not only exhibit an intelligent response behavior, but also possess an excellent energy absorption ability. The applicability of shear-stiffening gel is limited because it generally cannot demonstrate good shape stability, strain sensitivity, and energy dissipation ability simultaneously. In this study, multiple hydrogen bonds and metal coordination bonds are incorporated into a shear-hardening gel to fabricate a new impact-hardening polymer (IHP-Cu) with multi-level energy dissipation pathways, thereby achieving a balance between shape stability, rapid self-healing, and energy dissipation. IHP-Cu maintains a stable shape in its natural state, exhibits significant strain-sensitive behavior at different strain rates, and supports a weight of 400 g at room temperature for 10 s after damage. In compression cycling tests, its energy absorption efficiency exceeded 90%. In the frequency-dependent test (strain rate of 0.1 s−1), its elastic work and viscous dissipation increased by 24 and 12.5 times, respectively, compared to those of the conventional shear-hardening gel. This paper also reveals the energy dissipation mechanism of IHP-Cu, thus providing a theoretical basis and reference for the development and optimization of new protective materials.
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spelling doaj.art-dd81637c6edf497691ba3e7a664a61a22023-06-28T04:28:39ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752023-07-01231112057A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bondsHaolijie Wen0Jie Sun1Kejing Yu2Xiaoning Yang3Xiaoqing Dai4Zhongwei Zhang5Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, ChinaKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, ChinaKey Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Corresponding authors.School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion & Impact and Disaster Prevention & Mitigation, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing 210007, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion & Impact and Disaster Prevention & Mitigation, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing 210007, China; Corresponding authors.Modern protective materials must not only exhibit an intelligent response behavior, but also possess an excellent energy absorption ability. The applicability of shear-stiffening gel is limited because it generally cannot demonstrate good shape stability, strain sensitivity, and energy dissipation ability simultaneously. In this study, multiple hydrogen bonds and metal coordination bonds are incorporated into a shear-hardening gel to fabricate a new impact-hardening polymer (IHP-Cu) with multi-level energy dissipation pathways, thereby achieving a balance between shape stability, rapid self-healing, and energy dissipation. IHP-Cu maintains a stable shape in its natural state, exhibits significant strain-sensitive behavior at different strain rates, and supports a weight of 400 g at room temperature for 10 s after damage. In compression cycling tests, its energy absorption efficiency exceeded 90%. In the frequency-dependent test (strain rate of 0.1 s−1), its elastic work and viscous dissipation increased by 24 and 12.5 times, respectively, compared to those of the conventional shear-hardening gel. This paper also reveals the energy dissipation mechanism of IHP-Cu, thus providing a theoretical basis and reference for the development and optimization of new protective materials.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523004720Impact-hardeningEnergy dissipationShape stabilityMechanism
spellingShingle Haolijie Wen
Jie Sun
Kejing Yu
Xiaoning Yang
Xiaoqing Dai
Zhongwei Zhang
A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
Materials & Design
Impact-hardening
Energy dissipation
Shape stability
Mechanism
title A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
title_full A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
title_fullStr A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
title_full_unstemmed A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
title_short A self-healing and energy-dissipating impact-hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
title_sort self healing and energy dissipating impact hardening polymer based on a variety of reversible dynamic bonds
topic Impact-hardening
Energy dissipation
Shape stability
Mechanism
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523004720
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