Prolonged in situ self-healing in structural composites via thermo-reversible entanglement

Alexander D. Snyder; Zachary J. Phillips; Jack S. Turicek; Charles E. Diesendruck; Kalyana B. Nakshatrala; Jason F. Patrick

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33936-z

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Prolonged in situ self-healing in structural composites via thermo-reversible entanglement

Alexander D. Snyder,
Zachary J. Phillips,
Jack S. Turicek,
Charles E. Diesendruck,
Kalyana B. Nakshatrala,
Jason F. Patrick

Affiliations

Alexander D. Snyder: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Zachary J. Phillips: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Jack S. Turicek: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Charles E. Diesendruck: Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Kalyana B. Nakshatrala: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston (UH)
Jason F. Patrick: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33936-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Synthetic materials that can repeatedly self-repair, akin to biological systems, are vital to meeting the 21st century’s infrastructural demands. Here, authors develop fiber-reinforced composites with rapid and prolonged in situ self-healing while also preserving structural integrity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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