Recyclable Crosslinked Polymer Networks via One-Step Controlled Radical Polymerization.

Jin, Kailong; Li, Lingqiao; Torkelson, John M · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A nitroxide-mediated polymerization strategy allows one-step synthesis of recyclable crosslinked polymeric materials from any monomers or polymers that contain carbon-carbon double bonds amenable to radical polymerization. The resulting materials with dynamic covalent bonds can show full property recovery after multiple melt-reprocessing recycles. This one-step strategy provides for both robust, relatively sustainable recyclability of crosslinked polymers and design of networks for advanced technologies.