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Molecular Self-Healing Processes in Polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

M. Chipara  and
K. Wooley
M. Chipara
Affiliation:
Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
K. Wooley
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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Abstract

A critical review of self-healing processes in polymers and composites based on polymeric matrices is presented. Two self-healing processes are analyzed, one “operating” within micron range and the other at molecular scale. Preliminary data on the molecular self-healing process in living polymers, as obtained by electron spin resonance are discussed. The possibility to develop a multi-scale self-healing material is suggested.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 851: Symposium NN – Materials for Space Applications , 2004 , NN4.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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