Synergistic improvement of multiple properties of stable, tough and photohealable polymers (IMAGE)

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Synergistic improvement of multiple properties of stable, tough and photohealable polymers

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(Left) Stress-strain curves of PIB and PIBxCu (x=2.5, 5, 7.5, 10); (middle left) Comparison of the characteristic relaxation time (τ*) of the PIB5Cu with various covalent adaptive networks; (middle right) Conversion of exchange reaction on reaching equilibrium with or without CuCl2; (right) Comparison of self-healing efficiency between PIB and PIB5Cu healing at 130 ℃ for 48 h and NIR for 2 h.

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