AGRIPOLY: Carbene-addition onto polyolefines for self-healing polymers

Adaption and self-healing are two major principles in material science, often coupled to the placement of supramolecular moieties within a material. Proper molecular design can enable self-healing within such materials, displaying enormous potential in technology and application. We here study the modification of PBD/PIP polymers by the use of synthetic and biogenic carbenes to effect selfWe here plan to study the modification of PBD/PIP polymers by the use of synthetic and biogenic carbenes. On the one hand the use of the already developed Cu(I)-based carbenes will allow to successfully pursue the generation of PBD/PIP-rubber systems with self-healing properties, as demonstrated by chemical modification (see Figure 2a), mechanical testing and subsequent self-healing tests. aling properties . Already developed Cu(I)-based carbenes will allow to successfully pursue the generation of PBD/PIP-rubber systems with self-healing properties by chemical modification,including mechanical testing and subsequent self-healing tests.