Room temperature self-healing power of silicone elastomers having silver nanoparticles as crosslinkers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 25;48(66):8255-7. doi: 10.1039/c2cc32030d. Epub 2012 Apr 27.

Abstract

Thiol-functionalised silicone-oils were crosslinked with silver nanoparticles to give mechanically consistent elastomers with high self-healing power. The materials were broken into small pieces and put together in intimate contact for 24 hours at room temperature, observing a complete macroscopic healing and a quantitative recovery of compression-stress and strain.