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ArticleNature communications2023

Polymer architecture dictates multiple relaxation processes in soft networks with two orthogonal dynamic bonds.

Sirui Ge, Yu-Hsuan Tsao, Christopher M Evans

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Sirui GeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Yu-Hsuan TsaoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Christopher M EvansDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA. cme365@illinois.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0668-2500

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National Science Foundation (NSF) CBET-2029928United States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AF Office of Scientific Research) FA9550-20-1-0262
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Abstract

Materials with tunable modulus, viscosity, and complex viscoelastic spectra are crucial in applications such as self-healing, additive manufacturing, and energy damping. It is still challenging to predictively design polymer networks with hierarchical relaxation processes, as many competing factors affect dynamics. Here, networks with both pendant and telechelic architecture are synthesized with mixed orthogonal dynamic bonds to understand how the network connectivity and bond exchange mechanisms govern the overall relaxation spectrum. A hydrogen-bonding group and a vitrimeric dynamic crosslinker are combined into the same network, and multimodal relaxation is observed in both pendant and telechelic networks. This is in stark contrast to similar networks where two dynamic bonds share the same exchange mechanism. With the incorporation of orthogonal dynamic bonds, the mixed network also demonstrates excellent damping and improved mechanical properties. In addition, two relaxation processes arise when only hydrogen-bond exchange is present, and both modes are retained in the mixed dynamic networks. This work provides molecular insights for the predictive design of hierarchical dynamics in soft materials.

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PMCPMC10636115

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