Polyurethanes as self-healing materials

Polyurethanes as self-healing materials

The current development of polyurethane self-healing materials has been evaluated and reviewed. Three main ways of self-healing – microcontainers, microvascular networks and reversible polymers - are described, and recent most prominent examples of self-healing materials applications presented.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomasz Szmechtyk, Natalia Sienkiewicz, Joanna Woźniak, Krzysztof Strzelec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2015-03-01
Series:Current Chemistry Letters
Subjects:
Polyurethanes
Self-healing
Microcontainers
Reversible Polymer Microvascular Network
Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/ccl/Vol4/ccl_2015_3.pdf
Description
Summary:The current development of polyurethane self-healing materials has been evaluated and reviewed. Three main ways of self-healing – microcontainers, microvascular networks and reversible polymers - are described, and recent most prominent examples of self-healing materials applications presented.
ISSN:1927-7296
1927-730X

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