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

    Authors

    Y. Hong;M. Su

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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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