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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Photo-Healable and Stretchable Fibers from Upcycled TPEE and Azopolymers by Harnessing Solid-to-Liquid Photoisomerization.

Yen-Shen Hsu, Tsung-Hung Tsai, Chun-Chi Chang, Tse-Yu Lo, Kai-Chuan Kuo, Yu-Chun Lin, Ji Lin, Kesavan Manibalan, Chia-Wei Chang, Jhih-Hao Ho and 2 more

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Yen-Shen HsuDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Tsung-Hung TsaiDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Chun-Chi ChangDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Tse-Yu LoDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Kai-Chuan KuoDepartment of Performance Materials Synthesis & Application Division of Polymer Research Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan.
Yu-Chun LinDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Ji LinDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Kesavan ManibalanDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Chia-Wei ChangDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Jhih-Hao HoDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
Che-Tseng LinDepartment of Performance Materials Synthesis & Application Division of Polymer Research Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan.
Jiun-Tai ChenDepartment of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0662-782X

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Abstract

The increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability has driven the development of products derived from recycled plastics; however, their applications remain largely confined to packaging and beverage containers due to high recycling costs and limited economic viability. This study focuses on upcycling plastic waste by depolymerizing and repolymerizing waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into thermoplastic polyester elastomers (TPEE). To enhance the functional properties of the resulting material, an azobenzene-containing polymer (PAzo) is incorporated, leveraging its reversible photoinduced solid-to-liquid phase transition under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Electrospinning is employed to fabricate one-dimensional photoresponsive fibers composed of a TPEE/PAzo blend. The self-healing capability of the fibers is investigated by evaluating healing efficiency at different PAzo concentrations using tensile testing and analyzing microscopic healing behavior via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This approach presents a potential strategy for developing high-value, recyclable, and smart-healing fibers.

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azobenzeneelectrospinningphotoinducedsmart-healing fibersupcycling

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