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ArticleNature communications2024

Concentration-induced spontaneous polymerization of protic ionic liquids for efficient in situ adhesion.

Jun Zhang, Xuan Zhou, Qinyu Hu, Kaijian Zhou, Yan Zhang, Shengyi Dong, Gai Zhao, Shiguo Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jun ZhangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China.
Xuan ZhouCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China.
Qinyu HuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China.
Kaijian ZhouCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China.
Yan ZhangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China.
Shengyi DongCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-537X
Gai ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Aerospace Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
Shiguo ZhangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410004, China. zhangsg@hnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-2752

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 21872046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advancement of contemporary adhesives is often limited by the balancing act between cohesion and interfacial adhesion strength. This study explores an approach to overcome this trade-off by utilizing the spontaneous polymerization of a protic ionic liquid-based monomer obtained through the neutralization of 2-acrylamide-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and hydroxylamine. The initiator-free polymerization process is carried out through a gradual increase in monomer concentration in aqueous solutions caused by solvent evaporation upon heating, which results in the in-situ formation of a tough and thin adhesive layer with a highly entangled polymeric network and an intimate interface contact between the adhesive and substrate. The abundance of internal and external non-covalent interactions also contributes to both cohesion and interfacial adhesion. Consequently, the produced protic poly(ionic liquid)s exhibit considerable adhesion strength on a variety of substrates. This method also allows for the creation of advanced adhesive composites with electrical conductivity or visualized sensing functionality by incorporating commercially available fillers into the ionic liquid adhesive. This study provides a strategy for creating high-performance ionic liquid-based adhesives and highlights the importance of in-situ polymerization for constructing adhesive composites.

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