Transparent Polyurethane Coating with Selenonium Salt-enhanced Healing and Antibacterial Properties

Si-Si Chen; Vincent Scholiers; Hong Chen; Xiao-Wei An; Jia-Jia Li; Jian Zhu; Filip E. Du Prez; Xiang-Qiang Pan

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3414-7

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Transparent Polyurethane Coating with Selenonium Salt-enhanced Healing and Antibacterial Properties

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-10-30

- Transparent Polyurethane Coating with Selenonium Salt-enhanced Healing and Antibacterial Properties
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 11, Pages: 2022-2029(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.School of Materials Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
  b.State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Department Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  c.Polymer Chemistry Research group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-bis, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
  d.Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
- Author bio：
  
  chemzhujian@suda.edu.cn (J.Z.)
  filip.duprez@ugent.be (F.E.D.P.)
  panxq@suda.edu.cn (X.Q.P.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3414-7
  CLC：
- Received：21 May 2025，
  
  Accepted：18 July 2025，
  
  Published Online：11 October 2025，
  
  Published：05 November 2025
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Chen, S. S.; Scholiers, V.; Chen, H.; An, X. W.; Li, J. J.; Zhu, J.; Prez, F. E. D.; Pan, X. Q. Transparent polyurethane coating with selenonium salt-enhanced healing and antibacterial properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 2022–2029

Si-Si Chen, Vincent Scholiers, Hong Chen, et al. Transparent Polyurethane Coating with Selenonium Salt-enhanced Healing and Antibacterial Properties[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(11): 2022-2029.
Chen, S. S.; Scholiers, V.; Chen, H.; An, X. W.; Li, J. J.; Zhu, J.; Prez, F. E. D.; Pan, X. Q. Transparent polyurethane coating with selenonium salt-enhanced healing and antibacterial properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 2022–2029 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3414-7.

Si-Si Chen, Vincent Scholiers, Hong Chen, et al. Transparent Polyurethane Coating with Selenonium Salt-enhanced Healing and Antibacterial Properties[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(11): 2022-2029. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3414-7.

摘要

Dynamic selenonium salts were strategically integrated into transparent polyurethane (PU) matrices

endowing the coatings with dual functionality: self-healing and antibacterial properties. Through systematically optimizing the selenonium salt concentration

the PU coatings achieved maximal antibacterial efficacy while retaining their intrinsic self-healing properties.

Abstract

In this study

dynamic selenonium salts were incorporated into a polyurethane (PU) matrix to develop transparent

healable and antibacterial coatings. Through systematic formulation optimization

optically clear materials with excellent room-temperature hardness were obtained. Fine-tuning the selenonium content established a synergy between antibacterial performance and network dynamics

as evidenced by vitrimer-like rheological behavior at elevated temperatures. Consequently

the coatings exhibited outstanding reprocessability while maintaining high transparency and structural stability after prolonged saltwater exposure. These integrated features underscore the potential of the developed cationic PU coatings as robust

multifunctional materials for electronic device protection and marine antifouling

combining long-term transparency

recyclability

and antibacterial durability.

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