Abstract
New thermoset systems based on disulfide bonds were synthesized with self-healing capabilities. The selfhealing mechanism is not related to disulfide–disulfide exchange reactions, but to thiol–disulfide exchange reactions that are pH-dependent. Stress relaxation experiments showed large relaxation for systems having PTM2 as a curing agent, which indicates that the system can rearrange its molecular structure as a mechanism to release stress. However, relaxation rates decreased for samples tested longer after production. This indicates the disappearance of thiol-groups probably caused by thiol–thiol oxidation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4955-4965 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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