Adaptable Reversibly Interlocked Networks from Immiscible Polymers Enhanced by Hierarchy-Induced Multilevel Energy Consumption Mechanisms

The present work proposes a novel strategy to prepare reversibly interlocked networks with enhanced mechanical properties through hierarchy-induced multilevel energy consumption mechanisms. The core issue lies in the introduction of in situ inter-macromolecular ionic interactions among the component networks regardless of their miscibility, which is hard to be implemented in other materials. Traditional small-molecule contra-ions are no longer...