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Room Temperature Dynamic Polymers Based on Diels–Alder Chemistry |
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| Authors: | P. Reutenauer Dr. E. Buhler Prof. P. J. Boul Dr. S. J. Candau Prof. J.‐M. Lehn Prof. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratoire de Chimie Supramoléculaire, ISIS, Université de Strasbourg, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg (France), Fax: (+33)?390‐245‐140;2. Present address: Cuisine Innovation, 16 rue E Estaunié, 21000 Dijon (France);3. Matière et Systèmes Complexes, UMR CNRS 7057, Batiment Condorcet, Case Courrier 7056, Université Denis Diderot‐Paris 7, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205 Paris Cedex 13 (France);4. Present address: NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058 (USA) |
| Abstract: | Polymer, heal thyself! Dynamic polymers formed by a reversible Diels–Alder reaction were formed and studied by using neutron scattering at room temperature. They were used to obtain thin films that displayed self‐healing at room temperature (see figure).  |
| Keywords: | Diels– Alder reaction materials science polymers reversible cross‐linking thin films |