Structure-Reactivity-Property Relationships in Covalent Adaptable Networks.

ABSTRACT: Polymer networks built out of dynamic covalent bonds offer the potential to translate the control and tunability of chemical reactions to macroscopic physical properties. Under conditions at which these reactions occur, the topology of covalent adaptable networks (CANs) can rearrange, meaning that they can flow, self-heal, be remolded, and respond to stimuli. Materials with these properties are necessary to fields ranging from sustainability to tissue engineering; thus the conditions and time scale of network rearrangement must be compatible with the intended use. The mechanical properties of CANs are based on the thermodynamics and kinetics of their constituent bonds. Therefore, strategies are needed that connect the molecular and macroscopic worlds. In this Perspective, we analyze struct

SUBMITTER: Zhang V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812368 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature