A novel and non-cytotoxic self-healing supramolecular elastomer (SE) is synthesized with small-molecular biological acids by hydrogen-bonding interactions. The synthesized SEs behave as rubber at room temperature without additional plasticizers or crosslinkers, which is attributed to the phase-separated structure. The SE material exhibits outstanding self-healing capability at room temperature and essential non-cytotoxicity, which makes it a potential candidate for biomedical applications.
Marcel Enke, Ranjita K. Bose, Stefan Bode, Jürgen Vitz, Felix H. Schacher, Santiago J. García, Sybrand van der Zwaag, Martin D. Hager, Ulrich Sigmar Schubert
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