Chemistry of Sulfur Chain and Design of Dynamic Soft Materials Using Rotaxane Effect of Rotaxane-Crosslink (1)

In this review, we would like to discuss on the effect of rotaxane-crosslink on the toughening of crosslinked polymer, which is obtained by copolymerization of two-vinyl group-tethering rotaxane crosslinker (RC) with a typical vinyl monomer such as n-butyl acrylate. Rotaxane-crosslinked polymer (RCP) always showed higher mechanical property than covalently crosslinked polymer (CCP). As for the effect of movable distance of the wheel component...