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Back Cover: Towards a Supertough Thermoplastic Polyisoprene Elastomer Based on a Biomimic Strategy (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48/2018)
Author(s) -
Tang Maozhu,
Zhang Rong,
Li Shiqi,
Zeng Jian,
Luo Mingchao,
Xu YunXiang,
Huang Guangsu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201812260
Subject(s) - vulcanization , thermoplastic elastomer , natural rubber , elastomer , polymer science , cover (algebra) , materials science , thermoplastic , composite material , silk , polymer chemistry , copolymer , engineering , polymer , mechanical engineering
Natural rubber is unique because its comprehensive mechanical performance is still unmatched by synthetic counterparts. Recyclability of vulcanized rubbers is also a major issue. As described by Y.‐X. Xu, G. Huang et al. in their Communication on page 15836 ff., a tough thermoplastic polyisoprene, inspired by natural rubber, was synthesized by introducing terminal polar groups. Tetra‐alanine is used as the crosslinking unit, which is derived from the hard segment of spider silk.