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4(%3)3 - Ecole nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier

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characteristics, due to presence -electron-rich and -poor receptors. Manual cuts ma<strong>de</strong> onto the filmswere shown to be healed completely at 90 o C within a short time while at 115 o C, healing was too fast tobe observed (Figure – 1.18b,c,d).Figure – 1.18: Self-healing system based on – olyimi<strong>de</strong>and siloxane polymer bearing pyrenyl end groups, b-d) Unhealed and healed films at 30 o C, 92 o C and 115 o Crespectively 110 .In a further improved work, the authors capitalized on both interpolymer hydrogen bonding and– system exhibited a nanophase separted morphology with well contrasted two different domains. Theauthors reported a reproducible regain of more than 95% of the tensile modulus, 91% of the elongationto break, and 77% of the modulus of toughness of the pristine material for fractured samples healed at100 o C.1.4.1.2 IonomersPolymers consisting of upto 15 % of ionic content in their structure are classified as ionomers. Beingthermoplastic in nature, these polymers contain carboxylic acid moieties as pendant groups which caneither be in partially or completely neutralized state with either a metal or quaternary ammonium ions.Given the dynamic nature of the ionic bonds, it is not surprising that these polymer systems beenexplored recently for the preparation of self-healing materials. One of the most studied ionomers forself-healing application are based on poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (PEMAA). This ionomer is23

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