Liquid Metal-Vitrimer Conductive Composite for Recyclable and Resilient Electronics.

ABSTRACT: Electronic devices are ubiquitous in modern society, yet their poor recycling rates contribute to substantial economic losses and worsening environmental impacts from electronic waste (E-waste) disposal. Here, recyclable and healable electronics are reported through a vitrimer-liquid metal (LM) microdroplet composite. These electrically conductive, yet plastic-like composites display mechanical qualities of rigid thermosets and recyclability through a dynamic covalent polymer network. The composite exhibits a high glass transition temperature, good solvent resistance, high electrical conductivity, and recyclability. The vitrimer synthesis proceeds without the need for a catalyst or a high curing temperature, which enables facile fabrication of the composite materials. The as-synthesized vi

SUBMITTER: Ho DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447020 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature