Advanced Vitrimer with Spiropyran Beads: A Multi‐Responsive, Shape Memory, Self‐Healing, and Reprocessable Smart Material (Small 12/2025)
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Abstract
Smart Materials Epoxy vitrimers, based on dynamic covalent bonds, offer a recyclable alternative to traditional thermosets. In article number 2407022, Sung-Kon Kim, Jaewoo Kim, Yong-Seok Choi, and co-workers develop a self-healing and mechano-responsive vitrimer using epoxide spiropyran beads, enabling crack self-reporting via color or fluorescent changes. The vitrimer effectively exhibits additional properties, including shape memory, reconfiguration and reprocessability. Its smart properties suit applications like sensors, actuators, 4D printing, and safety diagnostics.
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Research context
OpenAlex topics: Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications · Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry · Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
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Affiliations
Composite Materials Application Research Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) 92 Chudong‐ro, Bongdong‐eup Wanju‐gun Jeonbuk 55324 Republic of Korea
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dongguk University Seoul 04620 Republic of Korea
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