Dual-Domain Ion-Elastomer

Strong Yet Minutes-Self-Healing

Combines densely crosslinked domains for strength with hyperbranched mobile domains, breaking the trade-off between strength and self-healing, and enabling recyclability.

Wang, Yufeng · Ying, Liu · Mengmeng, Yuan · Dongmei, Lei · Miao, Yue’e E. · Zeng, Minfeng · Zhang, Chao · Willenbacher, Norbert · Liu, Tianxi

Advanced Functional Materials 2025

Specifications

Tensile strength

{'zh': '', 'en': '1.15'} MPa

Stretchability

{'zh': '>2000', 'en': '>2000'} %

Toughness

{'zh': '', 'en': '16.6'} MJ m⁻³

Advantages

Minutes-timescale self-healing