Abstract
Dimethylnorbornene ester (DNE) is successfully used as a noncovalent adhesion promoter. DNE was confirmed to copolymerize with dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) to yield a copolymer with better adhesion to an EPON 828 epoxy matrix relative to poly(DCPD) alone. The mechanical properties of the copolymer were comparable to that of poly(DCPD) alone. An optimized blend of the monomers was encapsulated using a urea-formaldheyde microencapsulation procedure and the resulting capsules were used for in situ self-healing experiments. Improved healing efficiency was observed for samples containing the DCPD/DNE capsules under conditions in which the monomers were efficiently polymerized.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3072-3077 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 24 2011 |
Keywords
- adhesion
- fracture testing
- microencapsulation
- noncovalent interactions
- ring-opening metathesis polymerization
- self-healing polymers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Medicine