Title

Multifunctional Self-Healing and Self-Reporting Polymer Composite with Integrated Conductive Microwire Networks

Authors

Authors

Y. Hong;M. Su

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

Keywords

self-healing polymer; self-reporting network; conductive microwires; fiber-drawing nanomanufacturing; ARRAY GLASS; MICROENCAPSULATION; COATINGS; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Electrically reported self-healing polymers are designed by mimicking skins of animal, and made by embedding an ordered network of glass microtubes inside polymer matrices. The microtubes contain metallic microwires, and mixtures of healing agent and conductive carbon powders. Cracks on the surface due to external forces or inside the polymer due to dislocation motions break glass microtubes, release healing agent with carbon powders. The percolations of electrons through released carbon powders to coordinately align conductive microwires report the locations of damages and healing events.

Journal Title

Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces

Volume

4

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

3759

Last Page

3764

WOS Identifier

WOS:000306722400059

ISSN

1944-8244

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