A study of the temperature dependent healing capabilities of new polymers based on Diels-Adler cycloaddition

Because of its thermal reversibility, the retro-Diels-Alder (RDA) reaction represents an appealing possibility to produce self-healing polymers with well-defined architectures and tunable properties [1]. However, the polymer architecture for which the Diels-Alder (DA) reaction can best be used to contribute to the healing process is still not...

One-component intrinsic self-healing polymer for coatings based on reversible crosslinking by Diels-Alder-cycloadditions

Self-healing can be achieved in polymer coatings by the incorporation of extrinsic materials, i.e. a healing agent is embedded into the coating (e.g., within capsules). In contrast the polymeric coating itself can feature the ability for healing – for instance if reversible covalent bonds are introduced into the polymer network. The Diels-.Alder...