Issue 11, 2021

Self-healing elastomers based on conjugated diolefins: a review

Abstract

The formation of microcracks is a common problem in elastomeric materials. The propagation of microcracks to bigger cracks results in the failure of the elastomeric material, which needs to be replaced by a new material, thus creating a huge elastomer waste. The introduction of self-healing property into the elastomeric material is an important way to repair microcracks and to stop the crack propagation process. This review summarizes the progress in self-healing elastomers (polybutadiene rubber, styrene–butadiene rubber, polyisoprene rubber, butyl rubber, nitrile butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, and silicon rubber) based on conjugated diolefins. The use of various self-healing mechanisms and their effect on the self-healing property as well as reprocessability has been discussed. The challenges and future research opportunities are highlighted.

Graphical abstract: Self-healing elastomers based on conjugated diolefins: a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 Oki 2020
Accepted
25 Feb 2021
First published
01 Mar 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 1598-1621

Self-healing elastomers based on conjugated diolefins: a review

P. K. Behera, S. Mohanty and V. K. Gupta, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 1598 DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01458C

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