Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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Scopus Publications
Furan–Urethane Monomers for Self-Healing Polyurethanes Polina Ponomareva, Zalina Lokiaeva, Daria Zakharova, Ilya Tretyakov, Elena Platonova, et al. Polymers, 2025 The repair efficiency of various self-healing materials often depends on the ability of the prepolymer and curing agent to form mixtures. This paper presents a synthesis and study of the properties of modified self-healing polyurethanes using the Diels–Alder reaction (DA reaction), obtained from a maleimide-terminated preform and a series of furan–urethane curing agents. The most commonly used isocyanates (4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)) and furan derivatives (furfurylamine, difurfurylamine, and furfuryl alcohol) were used as initial reagents for the synthesis of curing agents. For comparative analysis, polyurethanes were also obtained using the well-known “traditional” approach—from furan-terminated prepolymers based on mono- and difurfurylamine, as well as furfuryl alcohol and the often-used bismaleimide curing agent 1,10-(methylenedi-1,4-phenylene)bismaleimide (BMI). The structure and composition of all polymers were studied using spectroscopic methods. Molecular mass was determined using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Thermal properties were studied using TGA, DSC, and TMA methods. The mechanical and self-healing properties of the materials were investigated via a uniaxial tensile test. Visual assessment of the completeness of damage restoration after the self-healing cycle was carried out using a scanning electron microscope. It was shown that the proposed modified approach helps obtain more durable polyurethanes with a high degree of self-healing of mechanical properties after damage.
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Based on an Epoxy Binder with the Effect of Thermally Induced Self-Repair Tuyara V. Petrova, Ilya V. Tretyakov, Aleksey V. Kireynov, Elena O. Platonova, Polina F. Ponomareva, et al. Applied Sciences Switzerland, 2023 The authors have proposed the novel approach for evaluation of the self-healing effect in carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) on micro- and macro samples, using the dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and the double-cantilever beam delamination methods, respectively. A modified epoxy resin with a self-healing effect was used as the matrix for carbon plastics. The flexural modulus E’ of microsamples with delamination and the specific delamination energy (crack resistance) GIR of macrosamples with a given initial crack were chosen as criteria for evaluating the self-healing of carbon plastics. The sensitivity of the E’ and GIR parameters to the applied initial crack is shown. The value of the elastic modulus E’ with the initial crack can be reduced up to two times compared to the E’ values for the control materials, depending on the length of the initial crack. The degree of recovery of E’ for CFRP with a microcrack varies from 91 to 118%. A high degree of healing could be achieved in 48 h. The GIR value of CFRP samples with a given macroseparation after heat treatment is 7% of the initial GIR value (0.7 kJ/m2). Recovery of delaminations for microsamples is more efficient than for macrosamples. The study of CFRP cracks by X-ray tomography before and after self-healing showed that the crack “overgrows” during the heat treatment cycle, and the defects (pores) formed during the manufacture of the sample decrease in size.
New Building Blocks for Self-Healing Polymers Elena Platonova, Polina Ponomareva, Zalina Lokiaeva, Alexander Pavlov, Vladimir Nelyub, et al. Polymers, 2022 The healing efficiency in self-healing materials is bound by the ability to form blends between the prepolymer and curing agent. One of the problems in the development of self-healing polymers is the reduced affinity of the bismaleimide curing agent for the elastomeric furan-containing matrix. Even when stoichiometric amounts of both components are applied, incompatibility of components can significantly reduce the effectiveness of self-healing, and lead to undesirable side effects, such as crystallization of the curing agent, in the thickness and on the surface. This is exactly what we have seen in the development of linear and cross-linked PUs using BMI as a hardener. In this work, we present a new series of the di- and tetrafuranic isocyanate-related ureas—promising curing agents for the development of polyurethanes-like self-healing materials via the Diels–Alder reaction. The commonly used isocyanates (4,4′-Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, MDI; 2,4-Tolylene diisocyanate, TDI; and Hexamethylene diisocyanate, HDI) and furfurylamine, difurfurylamine, and furfuryl alcohol (derived from biorenewables) as furanic compounds were utilized for synthesis. The remendable polyurethane for testing was synthesized from a maleimide-terminated prepolymer and one of the T-series urea. Self-healing properties were investigated by thermal analysis. Molecular mass was determined by gel permeation chromatography. The properties of the new polymer were compared with polyurethane from a furan-terminated analog. Visual tests showed that the obtained material has thermally induced self-healing abilities. Resulting polyurethane (PU) has a rather low fusing point and thus may be used as potential material for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing.
Recent progress in self-healing polyurethanes based on Diels-Alder reaction A S Borodulin, P F Ponomareva, E O Platonova, V A Pavlova Journal of Physics Conference Series, 2021 This review examines the latest advances in the synthesis and application of polyurethanes that have a self-healing effect due to the thermally reversible Diels-Alder reaction. A classification of strategies for improving the parameters of the final polymers is proposed, which includes the division into polyurethanes with a flexible organic linker, composites with nanoparticles, and systems with a dual self-healing mechanism both due to the Diels-Alder reaction and the reaction of the formation of a disulfide bonds from thiols. The possible applications of the obtained materials and the assumption about the further development of the field are considered.
New chain-extenders for recyclable cross-linked polyurethanes Polina F. Ponomareva, Elena O. Platonova, Alexander V. Polezhaev Key Engineering Materials, 2021 A synthetic method for the new chain extenders with different amounts of furan groups and a prepolymer derived from three-furyl diol was developed. A series of polyurethanes cross-linked via the Diels-Alder reaction with various amounts of bismaleimide were produced. The structure, mechanical and thermal properties, and recycling ability of the obtained materials were investigated.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Development of self-healing polyurethane materials with enhanced mechanical properties and high recovery efficiency ZA Lokiaeva, DV Zakharova, PF Ponomareva, IV Tretyakov, IP Storozhuk Himičeskaâ fizika 44 (11), 76-88 , 2025 2025
Furan–Urethane Monomers for Self-Healing Polyurethanes P Ponomareva, Z Lokiaeva, D Zakharova, I Tretyakov, E Platonova, ... Polymers 17 (14), 1951 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Self-Healing Polyurethanes Based on Natural Raw Materials EO Platonova, PF Ponomareva, IV Tretyakov, ES Afanasyev, SM Frolov, ... Polymer Science, Series C 66 (1), 160-171 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Based on an Epoxy Binder with the Effect of Thermally Induced Self-Repair TV Petrova, IV Tretyakov, AV Kireynov, EO Platonova, PF Ponomareva, ... Applied Sciences 13 (11), 6557 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
New Building Blocks for Self-Healing Polymers E Platonova, P Ponomareva, Z Lokiaeva, A Pavlov, V Nelyub, ... Polymers 14 (24), 5394 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
New Chain-Extenders for Recyclable Cross-Linked Polyurethanes PF Ponomareva, EO Platonova, AV Polezhaev Key Engineering Materials 899, 518-524 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Recent progress in self-healing polyurethanes based on Diels-Alder reaction AS Borodulin, PF Ponomareva, EO Platonova, VA Pavlova Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1990 (1), 012047 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
New Building Blocks for Self-Healing Polymers E Platonova, P Ponomareva, Z Lokiaeva, A Pavlov, V Nelyub, ... Polymers 14 (24), 5394 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Based on an Epoxy Binder with the Effect of Thermally Induced Self-Repair TV Petrova, IV Tretyakov, AV Kireynov, EO Platonova, PF Ponomareva, ... Applied Sciences 13 (11), 6557 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Recent progress in self-healing polyurethanes based on Diels-Alder reaction AS Borodulin, PF Ponomareva, EO Platonova, VA Pavlova Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1990 (1), 012047 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Furan–Urethane Monomers for Self-Healing Polyurethanes P Ponomareva, Z Lokiaeva, D Zakharova, I Tretyakov, E Platonova, ... Polymers 17 (14), 1951 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Self-Healing Polyurethanes Based on Natural Raw Materials EO Platonova, PF Ponomareva, IV Tretyakov, ES Afanasyev, SM Frolov, ... Polymer Science, Series C 66 (1), 160-171 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
New Chain-Extenders for Recyclable Cross-Linked Polyurethanes PF Ponomareva, EO Platonova, AV Polezhaev Key Engineering Materials 899, 518-524 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Development of self-healing polyurethane materials with enhanced mechanical properties and high recovery efficiency ZA Lokiaeva, DV Zakharova, PF Ponomareva, IV Tretyakov, IP Storozhuk Himičeskaâ fizika 44 (11), 76-88 , 2025 2025
