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CO2-based Biodegradable Supramolecular Polymers with Well-tunable Adhesive Properties

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Supramolecular adhesives that enable debonding on-demand are of significant research interest for the development of adaptive and smart materials, yet, biodegrable supramolecular adhesives have been rarely exploited. Herein, telechelic, three-armed and four-armed CO2-based polyols with close molecular weights and various CO2 content (or carbonate unite content) have been synthesized via a zinc-cobalt double metal cyanide complex catalyzed ring-opening copolymerization of CO2 and propylene oxide, and further exploited as sustainable and biodegradable building blocks for supramolecular polymers (SMPs) with 2-ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidinone (UPy) motifs. Notably, the orthogonal modulation of the CO2 content and the topology of CO2-based polyols provide a unique opportunity to fine-tune the surface energy as well as the cohesive strength of the resulting CO2-based SMPs. Notably, a three-armed SMP with 44% CO2 (3UPy-CO2-44%) can well balance the trade-off between surface energy and cohesive strength, therefore bestowing a high adhesive strength of 7.5 and 9.7 MPa towards stainless steel and wood substrates respectively by testing the corresponding single lap joints. Moreover, the light-responsive adhesion property of 3UPy-CO2-44% has been demonstrated exemplarily by blending with a UV sensitizer.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21604027), National Key R&D Plan of China (No.2016YFB0302400) as well as the analytical and testing assistance from the Analysis and Testing Centre of HUST.

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Li, XJ., Wen, YF., Wang, Y. et al. CO2-based Biodegradable Supramolecular Polymers with Well-tunable Adhesive Properties. Chin J Polym Sci 40, 47–55 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-021-2641-9

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