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Polymers with autonomous life-cycle control

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  • Jason F. Patrick

    (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Maxwell J. Robb

    (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Nancy R. Sottos

    (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Jeffrey S. Moore

    (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Scott R. White

    (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abstract

The lifetime of man-made materials is controlled largely by the wear and tear of everyday use, environmental stress and unexpected damage, which ultimately lead to failure and disposal. Smart materials that mimic the ability of living systems to autonomously protect, report, heal and even regenerate in response to damage could increase the lifetime, safety and sustainability of many manufactured items. There are several approaches to achieving these functions using polymer-based materials, but making them work in highly variable, real-world situations is proving challenging.

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  • Jason F. Patrick & Maxwell J. Robb & Nancy R. Sottos & Jeffrey S. Moore & Scott R. White, 2016. "Polymers with autonomous life-cycle control," Nature, Nature, vol. 540(7633), pages 363-370, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:540:y:2016:i:7633:d:10.1038_nature21002
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21002
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    1. Yong Min Kim & Jin Han Kwon & Seonho Kim & U Hyeok Choi & Hong Chul Moon, 2022. "Ion-cluster-mediated ultrafast self-healable ionoconductors for reconfigurable electronics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Alexander D. Snyder & Zachary J. Phillips & Jack S. Turicek & Charles E. Diesendruck & Kalyana B. Nakshatrala & Jason F. Patrick, 2022. "Prolonged in situ self-healing in structural composites via thermo-reversible entanglement," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Wenle Li & Xiaocun Lu & Jacob M. Diamond & Chengtian Shen & Bo Jiang & Shi Sun & Jeffrey S. Moore & Nancy R. Sottos, 2024. "Photo-modulated activation of organic bases enabling microencapsulation and on-demand reactivity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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