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State‐of‐the‐Art Analytical Methods for Assessing Dynamic Bonding Soft Matter Materials
Author(s) -
Brandt Josef,
Oehlenschlaeger Kim K.,
Schmidt Friedrich Georg,
BarnerKowollik Christopher,
Lederer Albena
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201400521
Subject(s) - characterization (materials science) , materials science , variety (cybernetics) , nanotechnology , context (archaeology) , soft matter , soft materials , focus (optics) , biochemical engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering physics , process engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , chemical engineering , physics , paleontology , colloid , biology , optics
Dynamic bonding materials are of high interest in a variety of fields in material science. The reversible nature of certain reaction classes is frequently employed for introducing key material properties such as the capability to self‐heal. In addition to the synthetic effort required for designing such materials, their analysis is a highly complex—yet important—endeavor. Herein, we critically review the current state of the art analytical methods and their application in the context of reversible bonding on demand soft matter material characterization for an in‐depth performance assessment. The main analytical focus lies on the characterization at the molecular level.