{"title":"Dual-responsive Flexible Dielectric Switching Composites for Overheating Warning and Small Deformation Monitoring","authors":"Chuan-Yu Jiang, Hai-Rong Li, Yu Peng, Liu-Yang Zhang, Wu-Hou Fan, Luo-Xin Wang, Ming Jiang, Zi-Qing Cai, Li-Jie Dong","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3386-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3386-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The phenomena of thermal runaway and accidental deformation due to external stresses in lithium batteries or film capacitors constitute their primary failure mechanisms. Therefore, monitoring and early warning of overheating or localized strain are of great value for the safe use of lithium batteries or film capacitors; however, this function usually requires a system of multiple complex sensors. The realization of the above multiple hazards using a single sensor for monitoring and alarm functions has not been reported. Here, we exploit the thermally induced conductivity and modulus change during solid-liquid conversion of low melting point polyalloys to modulate the electronic relaxation polarization and interfacial polarization in the composites for dielectric switching, and the reduction of alloy particle spacing during bending/compressive strain can be used to generate switchable tunneling effects for insulator-conductor transition. By synergizing dielectric switching and insulator-conductor transition, the final flexible thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer/low-melting-point polyalloy composite film achieves the functional integration of multi-level overheating warning and small deformation monitoring.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 10","pages":"1885 - 1893"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun-Shan Si, Nan Wu, Ming-Jie Wen, Dong-Ping Chen, Yong-Lyu He, Jian-Wei Zhang, Ke Duan
{"title":"Reactive Machine Learning Force Field for Crosslinked Epoxy","authors":"Jun-Shan Si, Nan Wu, Ming-Jie Wen, Dong-Ping Chen, Yong-Lyu He, Jian-Wei Zhang, Ke Duan","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3389-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3389-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of crosslinked epoxy with quantum-level accuracy while capturing complex reactivity is a compelling yet unrealized challenge. In this work, through the construction of a chemical-environment-directing dataset, a reactive machine learning force field that accurately captures both reactive events and thermos-mechanical properties is developed. The force field achieves energy and force root-mean-square errors of 1.3 meV/atom and 159 meV/Å, respectively, and operates approximately 1200 times faster than ab initio molecular dynamics. MD simulations demonstrate excellent predictive capabilities across multiple critical thermos-mechanical properties (radial distribution function, density, and elastic modulus), with results being well consistent with experimental values. In particular, the force field can provide accurate prediction of the bond dissociation energies for typical bonds with a mean absolute error of 7.8 kcal/mol (<8%), which enables the simulation of tensile-induced failure caused by chemical bond breaking. Our work demonstrates the capability of the machine learning force field to handle the extraordinary complexity of crosslinked epoxy systems, providing a valuable blueprint for future development of more generalized reactive force fields applicable to most polymers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 10","pages":"1761 - 1773"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation and Characterization of Multilayered High-density Polyethylene with Tunable Crystalline Structure","authors":"Yi-Jie Ma, Jia-Wei Gong, Bin Chen, Ying Zhang, Gan-Ji Zhong, Zhong-Ming Li, Xue-Qin Gao","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3363-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3363-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In rotationally extruded fittings, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes prepared using conventional processing methods often suffer from poor pressure resistance and low toughness. This study introduces an innovative rotary shear system (RSS) to address these deficiencies through controlled mandrel rotation and cooling rates. We successfully prepared self-reinforced HDPE pipes with a three-layer structure combining spherical and shish-kebab crystals. Rotational processing aligned the molecular chains in the ring direction and formed shish-kebab crystals. As a result, the annular tensile strength of the rotationally processed three-layer shish-kebab structure (TSK) pipe increased from 26.7 MPa to 76.3 MPa, an enhancement of 185.8%. Notably, while maintaining excellent tensile strength (73.4 MPa), the elongation at break of the spherulite shishkebab spherulite (SKS) tubes was improved to 50.1%, as compared to 33.8% in the case of shish-kebab spherulite shish-kebab (KSK) tubes. This improvement can be attributed to the changes in the micro-morphology and polymer structure within the SKS tubes, specifically due to the formation of small-sized shish-kebab crystals and the low degrees of interlocking.In addition,2D-SAXS analysis revealed that KSK tubes have higher tensile strength due to smaller crystal sizes and larger shish dimensions, forming dense interlocking structures. In contrast, the SKS and TSK tubes had thicker amorphous regions and smaller shish sizes, resulting in reduced interlocking and mechanical performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 9","pages":"1616 - 1628"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lu-Lu Si, Jing-Zhi Yang, An-Nan Kong, Yan Song, Da-Wei Zhang, Guo-Liang Li
{"title":"Polydimethylsiloxane-based Antifouling Polymers with Tunable Self-healing Properties in Aqueous Environments","authors":"Lu-Lu Si, Jing-Zhi Yang, An-Nan Kong, Yan Song, Da-Wei Zhang, Guo-Liang Li","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3382-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3382-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Development of polymers with underwater self-healing and antifouling properties is crucial, particularly in harsh marine environments. In this study, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based antifouling polymers with tunable self-healing capabilities in aqueous conditions were fabricated by incorporating amphiphilic segments and Fe<sup>3+</sup>-catechol dynamic coordination crosslinking. The microphase formed within the PDMS matrix imparted static antifouling properties to the coatings. The mechanical properties of the damaged sample were restored at room temperature in an aqueous environment for 24 h, achieving a self-healing efficiency of almost 100%. The synthesized material exploited the dynamic coordination between Fe<sup>3+</sup> and catechol to facilitate underwater self-healing. No bacterial adhesion was observed at the scratch site after the coating was repaired. This material enables the long-term antifouling and autonomous repair of marine vessels and sensors, thereby reducing maintenance costs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 9","pages":"1629 - 1637"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual Cross-linked Eucommia Ulmoides Gum with Reprocessibility, Shape Memory Capability and Broadband Sound Absorption at Low Frequency","authors":"Qing-Gang Ni, Rui Mi, Biao Ou-Yang, Jian-Hua Wu, Peng Kong, You-Ji Li, Xiao-Chun Peng","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3384-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3384-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An inverse vulcanized polymer, <b>SZIM</b> combining Zn<sup>2+</sup>-imidazole coordination bonds and polysulfide bonds was synthesized and incorporated into bio-based <i>Eucommia ulmoides gum</i> (EUG) to generate <b>EUG-SZIM-</b><b><i>x</i></b>s. The residual crystallinity of the EUG matrix synergistically interacted with the dual cross-linking networks to establish reversible deformation domains, providing <b>EUG-SZIM-</b><b><i>x</i></b>s with quick shape memory capability at moderate temperatures. The damping properties were also investigated, and <b>EUG-SZIM-</b><b><i>x</i></b>s displayed high tan<i>δ</i> values (>0.3) when the <b>SZIM</b> dosage was higher than 5.5 phr, which showed a positive correlation with <b>SZIM</b> concentration. Such good damping performance endowed the <b>EUG-SZIM-</b><b><i>x</i></b>s with broadband low-frequency sound absorption. In addition, the dual cross-linking networks endowed the materials with reprocessability under different catalytic systems, and the 1,8-diazobicyclic[5.4.0]undeca-7-ene (DBU)-catalyzed samples exhibited better mechanical properties than <b>EUG-SZIM-</b><b><i>x</i></b>s.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 10","pages":"1875 - 1884"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crystallization Properties, Heat Resistance, and Hydrolytic Resistance of Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(D-lactide) Blend Enhanced by In situ Formation of Stereocomplex Polylactide","authors":"De-Yu Wei, Ni Chen, Zi-Wen Yin, Yan-Bo Li, Gao-Fei Zheng, Jun-Jia Bian, Hong-Wei Pan, Guo-Qiang Wang, Li-Ting He, Yan Zhao, Hui-Liang Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3385-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3385-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Herein, the effect of <i>in situ</i> formation of the stereocomplex polylactide (sc-PLA) on the crystallization behaviors of poly(L-lactide)/poly(D-lactide) (PLLA/PDLA) blends was assessed. When the melt-blending temperature of the PLLA/PDLA blend approached the melting temperature of sc-PLA (approximately 220 °C), a higher relative content of sc-PLA was achieved. Additionally, the relative content of sc-PLA in the PLLA/PDLA blend increased progressively with the increase in PDLA content. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed that the overall crystallization rate of the homocrystal polylactide were enhanced by the presence of sc-PLA. After crystallization at the same temperature (115 and 120 °C), the PLLA/PDLA blends exhibited a shorter half-crystallization time compared to PLLA alone. The size of the microcrystals of PLLA decreased as the sc-PLA content increased. Furthermore, the storage modulus and complex viscosity of the PLLA/PDLA blend increased with higher sc-PLA content. Dynamic mechanical analysis indicated that the glass transition temperature of PLLA in the PLLA/PDLA blends increased with increasing sc-PLA content. Additionally, the Vicat softening temperature increased from 67.8 °C for PLLA alone to 164.7 °C for the PLLA/25PDLA blend, enhancing the heat resistance of the PLLA/PDLA blends. Compared to PLLA alone, the hydrolytic resistance of the PLLA/PDLA blends showed marked improvement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 9","pages":"1549 - 1564"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao-Yu Huang, Hao-Qi Zhu, Luo-Fei Li, Tian-Cheng Lv, Hao-Yue Li, Jun-Jie Gu, Wei Wang, Bin Xue, Hai Lei, Yi Cao
{"title":"Tough, Transparent, Self-healing Ionogel with Exceptional Moisture and Impact Resistance","authors":"Xiao-Yu Huang, Hao-Qi Zhu, Luo-Fei Li, Tian-Cheng Lv, Hao-Yue Li, Jun-Jie Gu, Wei Wang, Bin Xue, Hai Lei, Yi Cao","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3388-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3388-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Supramolecular materials that combine toughness, transparency, self-healing, and environmental stability are crucial for advanced applications, such as flexible electronics, wearable devices, and protective coatings. However, integrating these properties into a single system remains challenging because of the inherent trade-offs between the mechanical strength, elasticity, and structural reconfigurability. Herein, we report a supramolecular ionogel designed <i>via</i> a simple one-step polymerization strategy that combines hydrogen bonding and ion-dipole interactions in a physically crosslinked network. This dual-interaction architecture enables the ionogel to achieve high tensile strength (9 MPa), remarkable fracture toughness (23.6 MJ·m<sup>−3</sup>), and rapid self-healing under mild thermal stimulation. The material remains highly transparent and demonstrates excellent resistance to moisture, acid, and salt environments, with minimal swelling and performance degradation. Furthermore, it effectively dissipates over 80 MJ·m<sup>−3</sup> of energy during high-speed impacts, providing reliable protection to fragile substrates. This study offers a broadly applicable molecular design framework for resilient and adaptive soft materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 9","pages":"1483 - 1495"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zi-Xiang Dai, Zi-Yue Gao, Xiao-Kai Ye, Jian-Long Wen, Yong-Qiang Ming, Yi-Jing Nie
{"title":"Segment Miscibility Variations Dominating Stereocomplex Crystallization in Polymer Blends with Different Initial Chain Conformations","authors":"Zi-Xiang Dai, Zi-Yue Gao, Xiao-Kai Ye, Jian-Long Wen, Yong-Qiang Ming, Yi-Jing Nie","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3387-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3387-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the mechanisms that influence the formation of stereocomplex crystals (SCs) in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is critical for achieving effective regulation of SC content. In the current simulations, we constructed polymer blends with different initial chain conformations and then obtained four groups of polymer blend systems with similar segment miscibility but different chain extension degrees by controlling the high-temperature relaxation time. The simulation results indicate that the fraction of SCs formed in these systems is closely correlated with the average mixing parameters during the crystallization process rather than the initial chain extension degrees. In other words, the average segment miscibility in the crystallization process is the key factor controlling the formation ability of SCs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 9","pages":"1690 - 1698"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimization of Linear Sequence-controlled Copolymers for Maximizing Adsorption Capacity","authors":"Sheng-Da Zhao, Qiu-Ju Chen, Zhi-Xin Liu, Quan-Xiao Dong, Xing-Hua Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10118-025-3380-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10118-025-3380-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The optimization of polymer structures aims to determine an optimal sequence or topology that achieves a given target property or structural performance. This inverse design problem involves searching within a vast combinatorial phase space defined by components, sequences, and topologies, and is often computationally intractable due to its NP-hard nature. At the core of this challenge lies the need to evaluate complex correlations among structural variables, a classical problem in both statistical physics and combinatorial optimization. To address this, we adopt a mean-field approach that decouples direct variable-variable interactions into effective interactions between each variable and an auxiliary field. The simulated bifurcation (SB) algorithm is employed as a mean-field-based optimization framework. It constructs a Hamiltonian dynamical system by introducing generalized momentum fields, enabling efficient decoupling and dynamic evolution of strongly coupled structural variables. Using the sequence optimization of a linear copolymer adsorbing on a solid surface as a case study, we demonstrate the applicability of the SB algorithm to high-dimensional, non-differentiable combinatorial optimization problems. Our results show that SB can efficiently discover polymer sequences with excellent adsorption performance within a reasonable computational time. Furthermore, it exhibits robust convergence and high parallel scalability across large design spaces. The approach developed in this work offers a new computational pathway for polymer structure optimization. It also lays a theoretical foundation for future extensions to topological design problems, such as optimizing the number and placement of side chains, as well as the co-optimization of sequence and topology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":517,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Polymer Science","volume":"43 10","pages":"1739 - 1748"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}