A self-repairing, supramolecular polymer system: healability as a consequence of donor-acceptor pi-pi stacking interactions

Burattini, S., Colquhoun, H.M., Fox, J.D., Friedmann, D., Greenland, B.W., Harris, P. J. F., Hayes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-2991, Mackay, M.E. and Rowan, S.J. (2009) A self-repairing, supramolecular polymer system: healability as a consequence of donor-acceptor pi-pi stacking interactions. Chemical Communications (44). pp. 6717-6719. ISSN 1359-7345 doi: 10.1039/b910648k

Abstract/Summary

A novel supramolecular polymer system, in which the terminal pyrenyl groups of a polyamide intercalate into the chain-folds of a polyimide via electronically-complementary pi-pi stacking, shows both enhanced mechanical properties relative to those of its individual components and facile healing characteristics as a result of the thermoreversibility of non-covalent interactions.

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Item Type	Article
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF)
Uncontrolled Keywords	SEQUENCE INFORMATION, HEALING MATERIALS, RECOGNITION, MOLECULES, COMPOSITES, TWEEZER, FOLD
Publisher	The Royal Society of Chemistry
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