A network with reversible bonds
Green groups can pair up through hydrogen bonds or Diels–Alder adducts. Move the slider from a damaged, open material (0) to a healed one where reversible cross-links have reformed (dashed red).
Green groups can pair up through hydrogen bonds or Diels–Alder adducts. Move the slider from a damaged, open material (0) to a healed one where reversible cross-links have reformed (dashed red).