Research Progress of the Light-triggered Self-healing Polymers

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2017.01.034

Abstract

Abstract:

In recent years, light-triggered self-healing polymer has played an important role due to the controllable and fast ability to self-repair. It has three methods to achieve self-healing for light-triggered self-healing polymer:self-healing based on a photo-crosslinking reaction, self-healing based on a photo-triggered metathesis reaction and self-healing based on the photo-thermal effect. In this reiview, we highlight the recent progress made in light-controlled self-healing. We analyse the materials design, underlying mechanisms and chemistries involved in the different methods developed for this types of emerging photo-responsive materials. We also demonstrate the relationship and similarity between the three metheds. Possible future developments and perspectives of using light as a unique trigger for polymer self-healing is also discussed.

Key words: Light-triggered, self-healing, polymers

GAO Fei, CAO Jiancheng, LIU Jingcheng, LIU Ren, YUAN Yan, LI Zhiquan, LIU Xiaoya. Research Progress of the Light-triggered Self-healing Polymers[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2017, 35(1): 34-45.

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