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ArticleNature communications2026

Recyclable thermoplastic silicone elastomers from non-carbon heteroatomic polymer backbones.

Yuanbo Zhang, Feiyang Li, Jia Tian, Shenghan Zhang, Muqing Cao, Ruihao Zhou, Lu Wang, Peng-Fei Cao, Huaping Xu

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9 authors.

Yuanbo ZhangKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Feiyang LiKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Jia TianState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
Shenghan ZhangKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Muqing CaoKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Ruihao ZhouKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2505-2666
Lu WangSINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Peng-Fei CaoState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2391-1838
Huaping XuKey Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. xuhuaping@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-7264

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M761603National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22588101National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52233012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicone materials are indispensable across industrial and consumer domains, yet their robust Si-O-Si backbones resist depolymerization and typically require chemical crosslinking to attain elastomeric properties. Here we report a modular synthesis to access non-carbon heteroatomic backbone polymers (PTeSiO) featuring periodic Si-O-Te-O linkages. This copolymerization merges Si-O and Te-O as building blocks, enabling a one-pot, room-temperature aqueous route to high-molecular-weight, transparent elastomers with precise control over backbone composition and side-chain architecture. Main-chain engineering via redox-labile Te-O motifs enables chemoselective backbone scission under mild reductive conditions, affording on-demand polymerization-depolymerization cycles with efficient monomer recovery. The semi-flexible backbones and chain entanglement impart elasticity, thermoplastic processability, and side-chain-dependent mechanical performance. This work establishes a modular and general chemical strategy for creating non-carbon heteroatomic backbones as a design principle for sustainable and recyclable silicone materials.

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