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A Novel and Non‐Cytotoxic Self‐Healing Supramolecular Elastomer Synthesized with Small Molecular Biological Acids
Author(s) -
Liu Ling,
Pan Cheng,
Zhang Liqun,
Guo Baochun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201600300
Subject(s) - self healing , supramolecular chemistry , elastomer , self healing material , materials science , hydrogen bond , cytotoxicity , plasticizer , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , in vitro
A novel and non‐cytotoxic self‐healing supramolecular elastomer (SE) is synthesized with small‐molecular biological acids by hydrogen‐bonding interactions. The synthesized SEs behave as rubber at room temperature without additional plasticizers or crosslinkers, which is attributed to the phase‐separated structure. The SE material exhibits outstanding self‐healing capability at room temperature and essential non‐cytotoxicity, which makes it a potential candidate for biomedical applications.