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Rapid photothermal self-healing bio-based waterborne polyurethane enabled by oxime-urethane and quadruple hydrogen bonds with h-BN

A journal article published 2026-10-01 reports a photothermal self-healing bio-based waterborne polyurethane that uses oxime-urethane chemistry, quadruple hydrogen bonds, and h-BN; publisher listed as Elsevier BV.

Categories: science-and-space, positive-progress

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

It presents a materials-science advance toward bio-based self-healing polymers.

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