Fig. 6: Recovery properties of high-density [2]rotaxane MIN.

a The test protocol of combined rheological method for the characterization of recovery of MIN-4. b The virgin and recovered G′ and G″ of MIN-4 versus frequency (ω) under a shear strain of 1024% obtained by the above-mentioned method. c Cyclic temperature ramp curves of MIN-4 ranging from 30 to 80 °C with a rate of 5 °C/min. d Creep and recovery curve of MIN-4 at a constant stress of 0.2 MPa. e Cyclic tensile test curves of MIN-4 loaded at a strain of 200% with rest intervals from 0 to 30 min, respectively.