DOI: 10.1039/d6ta04580d ISSN: 2050-7488
Tough and crack-resistant elastomers via balancing interchain interactions and entanglements
Guangyue Zhang, Yuhe Zhang, Bohan Zhao, Xiaojian Zheng, Bohang Wu, Zecheng Li, Zehuan Huang, Xiaowei Zhan, Meixiang Wang, Xun XiaoA one-step strategy balances interchain interactions and entanglements to yield a tough, elastomer that combines high fracture energy, good stretchability, crack-resistance and self-healing capability.