Biomimetic structure of chitosan reinforced epoxy natural rubber with self-healed, recyclable and antimicrobial ability.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Yumin WuYuetao Liu

Abstract

Inspired by biomaterials with hard and soft structures, we reported a type of self-healed, recyclable and antimicrobial elastomers material (ECTS) which exhibited both strong mechanical strength and high toughness. ECTS was designed by furfuryl amine modified epoxy natural rubber (ENR-FA) and furaldehyde modified chitosan (CTS-FUR) through Diels-Alder (D-A) reaction. The dynamic loading capacity of the chitosan skeleton, the stress ductility of the matrix and the dynamic cross-linking between the hard and soft components gave the elastomer excellent mechanical strength, toughness and self-healing ability. The tensile strength and the elongation at break could reach up to 7.55 MPa and 487%, respectively. In addition, due to the reversibility of the covalent bond between chitosan framework and rubber matrix, the crosslinking network destroyed by external force could be reestablished under high temperature stimulation. The mechanical properties of the sample could be restored to more than 90% of the original sample, whether it was complete fracture, cyclic damage or recyclable. ECTS exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against both gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aerugin...Continue Reading

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