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SUBMITTER: Yan T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007665 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yan Tingzi T Schröter Klaus K Herbst Florian F Binder Wolfgang H WH Thurn-Albrecht Thomas T
Scientific reports 20160901
Reversible polymeric networks can show self-healing properties due to their ability to reassemble after application of stress and fracture, but typically the relation between equilibrium molecular dynamics and self-healing kinetics has been difficult to disentangle. Here we present a well-characterized, self-assembled bulk network based on supramolecular assemblies, that allows a clear distinction between chain dynamics and network relaxation. Small angle x-ray scattering and rheological measure ...[more]