title: Room temperature self-healing power of silicone elastomers having silver nanoparticles as crosslinkers.
abstract: Thiol-functionalised silicone-oils were crosslinked with silver nanoparticles to give mechanically consistent elastomers with high self-healing power. The materials were broken into small pieces and put together in intimate contact for 24 hours at room temperature, observing a complete macroscopic healing and a quantitative recovery of compression-stress and strain.
authors.affiliation: CIDETEC-IK4, Centre for Electrochemical Technologies, New Materials Department, Paseo Miramón 196, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Alaitz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rekondo
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Echeberria
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabañero
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: Ibon
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Odriozola