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Conditional repair by locally switching the thermal healing capability of dynamic covalent polymers with light
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2016.
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Abstract
- Healable materials are typically repaired by heat, which can affect the properties of the substance. Here the authors report a dynamic covalent polymer network in which light can switch the healing abilities on or off, allowing healing at defined locations without affecting the polymer as a whole.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f9d7d0ba4fa44735997d152ad5056ac6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13623