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Yu P, Wang H, Li T, Wang G, Jia Z, Dong X, Xu Y, Ma Q, Zhang D, Ding H, Yu B. Mechanically Robust, Recyclable, and Self-Healing Polyimine Networks. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300958. [PMID: 37088727 PMCID: PMC10323645 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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To achieve energy saving and emission reduction goals, recyclable and healable thermoset materials are highly attractive. Polymer copolymerization has been proven to be a critical strategy for preparing high-performance polymeric materials. However, it remains a huge challenge to develop high-performance recyclable and healable thermoset materials. Here, polyimine dynamic networks based on two monomers with bulky pendant groups, which not only displayed mechanical properties higher than the strong and tough polymers, e.g., polycarbonate, but also excellent self-repairing capability and recyclability as thermosets are developed. Owing to the stability of conjugation effect by aromatic benzene rings, the final polyimine networks are far more stable than the reported counterparts, exhibiting excellent hydrolysis resistance under both alkaline condition and most organic solvents. These polyimine materials with conjugation structure can be completely depolymerized into monomers recovery in an acidic aqueous solution at ambient temperature. Resulting from the bulky pendant units, this method allows the exchange reactions of conjugation polyimine vitrimer easily within minutes for self-healing function. Moreover, the introduction of trifluoromethyl diphenoxybenzene backbones significantly increases tensile properties of polyimine materials. This work provides an effective strategy for fabricating high-performance polymer materials with multiple functions.
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- Ping Yu
- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
- Jiangsu Marine Resources Development InstituteLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- Shanghai Cedar Composites Technology Co., Ltd201306ShanghaiP. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced MaterialsJiangsu Ocean UniversityLianyungangJiangsu222005P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire ScienceUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire ScienceUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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Ji S, Zhang S, Wang Z, Li C, Cao W, Zhu Y, He C, Chen Y. High-Impact Performance and Thermal Properties of Polyimine Nanocomposites Reinforced by Silicon Carbide Nano-Whiskers. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4587. [PMID: 37444900 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Polymer nanocomposites, which combine the advantages of polymers and fillers, are widely used in the field of automobile and aviation. Polyimine (PI) is an emerging thermoset material with remarkable properties, such as malleability, recyclability, and self-healing. Silicon carbide nano-whiskers (SiCw), as a cheap and high-hardness filler material, are chosen to enhance the properties of polyimine matrix. Silicon carbide nano-whisker-reinforced polyimine (PI-SiCw) nanocomposites were successfully fabricated by heat pressing, which was confirmed by FTIR and XPS tests. According to the results of mechanical tests, the mechanical properties of PI-SiCw nanocomposites were obviously improved. For example, with the addition of 0.5% SiCw, bending strength and bending elongation at break can be simultaneously increased by 33% and 148%, respectively. Surprisingly, the impact strength of PI-SiCw nanocomposites with 2% SiCw was increased by 154% compared to the matrix. SEM and EDS tests showed that the evenly distributed SiCw in the polyimine matrix enhanced the mechanical properties of PI-SiCw nanocomposites according to the mechanism of whiskers pulling out and the bridging principle. According to the TGA test results, the PI composites with SiCw retain a higher weight percentage at 800 °C. The reason was the combined effect of the good thermal stability of SiCw and their strong interactions with the PI matrix. As a result, introducing SiCw into the PI matrix imparts a slight improvement in thermal stability. This article presents an avenue of cost-effective research to enhance the mechanical properties of polyimine composites.
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- Shiyu Ji
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- China Tianchen Engineering Corporation, Tianjin 300400, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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Zhang S, Ji S, Wang Z, Zhang J, Zhao W, He C, Chen Y. Mechanical and Recyclable Properties of Polyimine Enhanced by Biomimetic Modification of Graphene Oxide Sheets/Silicon Carbide Nano-Whiskers. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4486. [PMID: 36558339 PMCID: PMC9784416 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Inspired by the mineral bridge between hard phase layers of natural nacre, the biomimetic modified silicon carbide nano-whiskers (MSiCw)/graphene oxide sheets (MGO) reinforced polyimine (PI) composites (MSiCw-MGO-PI) were successfully prepared by heat-pressing at room temperature, which confirmed by FTIR, XPS, and XRD tests. According to the results of mechanical tests, the composites with filling weights of MSiCw and MGO, which were found to be 1% and 0.3%, presented tensile strength of 94.27 MPa, which was 32% higher than the matrix. With the additional weights amount of 1%MSiCw and 0.2%MGO, the impact strength of the composites reached 17.46 KJ/m2, which was increased by 81% compared with the matrix. In addition, the reinforcing mechanisms, such as the bridging principle and mechanism of whiskers pulling out, were investigated by analyzing the fracture surface of MSiCw-MGO-PI composites. The results showed that MSiCw and MGO can synergistically improve the mechanical properties of the composites. In addition, the recyclability of the composites valued by the mechanical properties of the composites from regrinding and heat pressing showed that three generations of MSiCw-MGO-PI composites can still maintain high mechanical properties on account of the better dispersion of the reinforcing phases in the matrix from regrinding.
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Zhang S, Xiong Z, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chen Y, Chen Y. Mechanical properties and thermal analysis of graphene nanoplatelets reinforced polyimine composites. E-POLYMERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/epoly-2022-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The polymer with imine bonds (C═N) synthesized by condensation of aldehydes and amines was called polyimine. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were blended into polyimine by imine dynamic chemistry, and GNPs/polyimine (GNPs-P) composites were fabricated by heat-pressing. A series of thermal and mechanical properties have been tested for the matrix and GNPs-P composites. Thermogravimetric analyzer showed that the GNPs were able to improve the thermal stability of the GNPs-P composites. From the test of mechanical properties, GNPs-P composite with 0.5 wt% GNPs was superior to the matrix in bending and tensile properties. The bending and tensile strengths were 92.65 and 73.05 MPa, with an improvement of 18% and 5%. GNPs-P composites with 1 wt% GNPs showed the most significant advancement in impact properties, reaching an impact strength of 11.745 kJ·m−2 with a gain of 21.6%. Cross-sectional observations using scanning electron microscope proved that the GNPs-P composites have brittle fractures. A small number of GNPs could synergize with the matrix by bridging the cracks, creating a crack diffusion resistance and a load transfer reinforcement effect, which improved the mechanical properties of the GNPs-P composites.
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- Si Zhang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Changhui Road No. 666 , Zhenjiang 212100 , China
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Liang S, Feng F, Jiang Z, Wang B, Sun H, Lu G, Li J, Liu Z. In situ mechanical reinforcement of polyimine vitrimer via bioinspired crosslink mineralization. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Song Liang
- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Jilin University Changchun PR China
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Shen Y, Cong Y, Zhang B, Lang Q. The Side‐Chain Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles for the Thermal and Mechanical Enhancement of Epoxy Nanocomposites. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yu Shen
- Centre for Molecular Science and EngineeringNortheastern University, Shenyang P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Science and EngineeringNortheastern University, Shenyang P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Science and EngineeringNortheastern University, Shenyang P. R. China
- College of SciencesNortheastern University Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems(Shenyang) Co., Ltd., Shenyang P. R. China
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Effect of Morphology of Calcium Carbonate on Toughness Behavior and Thermal Stability of Epoxy-Based Composites. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7040178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In this study, the modification of an epoxy matrix with different amounts of cube-like and rod-like CaCO3 nanoparticles was investigated. The effects of variations in the morphology of CaCO3 on the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the CaCO3/epoxy composites were studied. The rod-like CaCO3/epoxy composites (EP-rod) showed a higher degradation temperature (4.5 °C) than neat epoxy. The results showed that the mechanical properties, such as the flexural strength, flexural modulus, and fracture toughness of the epoxy composites with CaCO3 were enhanced by the addition of cube-like and rod-like CaCO3 nanoparticles. Moreover, the mechanical properties of the composites were enhanced by increasing the amount of CaCO3 added but decreased when the filler content reached 2%. The fracture toughness Kic and fracture energy release rate Gic of cube-like and rod-like CaCO3/epoxy composites (0.85/0.74 MPa m1/2 and 318.7/229.5 J m−2, respectively) is higher than the neat epoxy (0.52 MPa m1/2 and 120.48 J m−2).
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Lv Y, Lu B, Zhang S, Li J, Lu G, Sun H, Liang S, Liu Z. Mechanical enhancement of amine-functionalized TiO 2
reinforced polyimine composites. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yanting Lv
- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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- Key laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education); College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun; Jilin Province 130022 China
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