Self-healable and cell-compatible polyurethane elastomers cross-linked by charge-transfer complexes between electron-rich pyrene (Py) and electron-deficient naphthalene diimide (NDI) were fabricated by simply blending two linear polymers with Py or NDI as a repeating unit. The elastomers with different blend ratios self-healed damage over 1 day in mild conditions, including in air and water at 30–100 °C. The good cell compatibility of the polyurethane elastomers was demonstrated by culturing two kinds of cells on the thin film substrates.
- Keiichi Imato
- Hidekazu Nakajima
- Naoya Takeda
