title: Self-healing polymers via supramolecular forces.
abstract: As polymers and polymeric materials are "the" smart invention and technological driving force of the 20th century, the quest for self-healing or self-repairing polymers is strong. The concept of supramolecular self-healing materials relies on the use of noncovalent, transient bonds to generate networks, which are able to heal the damaged site, putting aspects of reversibility and dynamics of a network as crucial factors for the understanding and design of such self-healing materials. This Review describes recent examples and concepts of supramolecular polymers based on hydrogen bonding, π-π interactions, ionomers, and coordinative bonds, thus convincingly discussing the advantages and versatility of these supramolecular forces for the design and realization of self-healing polymers.
authors: Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
authors: Florian
authors: F
authors: Herbst
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Döhler
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Michael
authors: Wolfgang H
authors: WH
authors: Binder
mesh_terms: D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers