Rapid, On-Command Debonding of Stimuli-Responsive Cross-Linked Adhesives by Continuous, Sequential Quinone Methide Elimination Reactions.
Adhesives that selectively debond from a surface by stimuli-induced head-to-tail continuous depolymerization of poly(benzyl ether) macro-cross-linkers within a poly(norbornene) matrix are described. Continuous head-to-tail depolymerization provides faster rates of response than can be achieved using a small-molecule cross-linker, as well as responses to lower stimulus concentrations. Shear-stress values for glass held together by the adhesive reach 0.51±0.10 MPa, whereas signal-induced depolymerization via quinone methide intermediates reduces the shear stress values to 0.05±0.02 MPa. Changing the length of the macro-cross-linkers alters the time required for debonding, and thus enables the programmed sequential release of specific layers in a glass composite material.
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (USA) http://www.psu.edu/dept/phillipsgroup/index.html.
Hyungwoo
H
Kim
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (USA) http://www.psu.edu/dept/phillipsgroup/index.html.
Hemakesh
H
Mohapatra
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (USA) http://www.psu.edu/dept/phillipsgroup/index.html. sphillips@psu.edu.
Scott T
ST
Phillips
adhesives; depolymerization; materials science; polymers; stimuli-responsive materials