A review of epoxy vitrimer-based thermally conductive composites

Driven by advancements in integrated and high-power electronic devices, polymer composites featuring high thermal conductivity (TC), recyclability, and dynamic functionalization have emerged as a focal point in thermal management research. Epoxy vitrimer (EV), owing to its covalent adaptable network (CAN), which enables self-healing, recyclability, and network reconstruction, presents a novel paradigm for designing high-performance thermally conductive composites (TCCs). This review systematically reviews the synthesis strategies, exchange mechanisms, and properties of epoxy vitrimer-based thermally conductive composites (EVTCCs) across diverse CAN architectures (e.g., ester, disulfide, imine, etc.), while highlighting key advancements and future directions in this evolving field.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  RSC Advances

• Publication date

  2025-10-08

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Materials Science, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1039/d5ra05874kPMID 41080670PMCID 12513471
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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