By relying on a variety of reversible covalent reactions that lead to readily cleaved bonds, we have prepared materials that combine the physical integrity of covalent materials and the structural dynamics of supramolecular complexes. Oximes, boronic esters, boronate esters, and Diels-Alder linkages have all been employed to prepare these responsive and dynamic materials, with particular attention having been dedicated to the preparation of hydrogels, elastomers, and nanoparticles. We seek to exploit the reversible nature of these bonds to prepare responsive and self-healing materials. This presentation will focus primarily on our efforts to exploit reversible bonds of boron to form structurally-dynamic materials, including self-healing nanoparticles, gels, and elastomers.

Structurally dynamic assemblies of stimuli-responsive polymers

254th National Meeting (2017)

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