Citation: Meng-xue Li, Hai-ping Wu, You-long Zhu, Chao Wang. Mechanically Adaptive Electronic Polymers: Introduction, Design and Applications[J]. Acta Polymerica Sinica, ;2019, 50(3): 247-260. doi: 10.11777/j.issn1000-3304.2019.18237 shu

Mechanically Adaptive Electronic Polymers: Introduction, Design and Applications

Meng-xue Li ¹ ,
Hai-ping Wu ^1,2 ,
You-long Zhu ^1,3 ,
Chao Wang ^1,,

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Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
3.
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

Corresponding author: Chao Wang, chaowangthu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Received Date: 8 November 2018
Revised Date: 11 December 2018
Available Online: 23 January 2019

Mechanically adaptive polymers (MAPs) can regulate their mechanical properties in response to external stimuli or environmental changes, such as pressure, temperature, humidity, etc. In recent years, mechanically adaptive electronic polymers (MAEPs), which integrate delicate electronic functions together with mechanical adaptive properties, are expected to play important roles in such fields as wearable electronics, biomedical devices, and energy storage systems. This new type of polymer materials have attracted growing attention from both academia and industry. In this review article, a brief introduction is firstly given to mechanically adaptive electronic polymers, and several representative works in the related research field are described in the following, with specific focuses on the design principles, synthetic/preparation routes, and potential applications of these emerging polymeric materials. The key principle of MAEPs design sits in the combination of molecular chemistry and supramolecular chemistry, for it functions essentially in tuning the polymer structure and properties on a molecular level. When dynamic bonds (e.g. hydrogen bond, metal-ligand interaction, π-π stacking) are incorporated into the polymer system with electronic active units, products obtained will possess simultaneously the required electronic functions and adaptive mechanics properties. Generally, MAEPs fall into two major categories according to their working mechanisms, namely, self-healing electronic polymers and energy dissipating polymers. Elaborate material designs have realized a variety of successful demonstrations for both mechanically adaptive electrical conductors and mechanically adaptive ionic conductors. The booming of mechanically adaptive electronic polymers is expected to bring new breakthroughs in the area of wearable electronics, energy storage devices, and artificial muscles, etc. Challenges and outlook in this burgeoning area are discussed in the end. Enormous challenges still remain despite the significant advances have made already. For instance, the polymer performance requires further improvement for practical applications. Meanwhile, new polymer structures, novel synthetic methods, and innovative design strategies are also desired for the development of MAEPs.
- Mechanically adaptive,
- Electronic polymer,
- Self-healing,
- Energy dissipation,
- Dynamic bond,
- Supramolecular chemistry
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