Developing dynamic epoxy adhesives (DEAs) with simultaneously
strong
adhesion, extreme environmental tolerance, and on-demand detachability
is in high demand in the future but remains challenging. In this work,
we prepared a robust and dynamic epoxy adhesive cross-linked with
boroxines, and a small-molecule coupling agent was introduced to coordinate
with boroxines to improve its environmental reliability. Owing to
the high exchangeability of boroxines and the coordination of amino
group with boroxines, the as-developed adhesive shows simultaneously
good mechanical properties (tensile strength of 53.55 MPa, fracture
toughness of ∼27.3 MJ m–3), excellent lap
shear strength (20.5 MPa), good resistance to water (18.8 MPa after
soaking in water for 30 days), pH, and high and low temperatures (20.1
MPa at 100 °C, 27.8 MPa at −196 °C), and can be quickly
removed and recycled by soaking in specified solvents.