A furan-containing biomimetic multiphase structure for strong and supertough sustainable adhesives

Hongsheng Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Yitong Xie, Shishuai Gao, Yan Dai, Chenhuan Lai, Daihui Zhang*, Chunpeng Wang*, Zhanhu Guo*, Fuxiang Chu

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Abstract

Development of sustainable adhesives requires simultaneous realization of high strength and excellent ductility but remains challenging. Here, we prepare furan-ring-containing biomimetic multiphase polymers to afford fully sustainable, strong, and supertough adhesives, showing that the key factors of these adhesives are the asymmetric structure of the aromatic furan ring and its oxygenated nature. The adhesives exhibit several beneficial structural features: easy phase separation, dynamic hard phases capable of rupturing and re-forming to dissipate energy, strain-induced orientation and recrystallization, and multiple oxygen binding to substrates. All of these factors act in synergy to result in high adhesion strength (12.1 MPa), exceptional toughness (work of debonding >13,000 N m−1), excellent temperature adaptability, and impressive solvent resistance. Thus, the present work provides new perspectives on the design of strong, tough, and fully sustainable adhesives.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101374
Pages (from-to)1-19
Number of pages19
JournalCell Reports Physical Science
Volume4
Issue number4
Early online date10 Apr 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Apr 2023

Keywords

  • biomimetic multiphase structure
  • furan
  • recycle
  • strong tough adhesive
  • sustainability

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