Abstract
Self-healing is achieved with a dual-microcapsule system utilizing epoxy-amine chemistry in a high temperature cured thermosetting epoxy polymer. One capsule contains a modified aliphatic polyamine prepared by vacuum infiltration of polyoxypropylenetriamine into hollow polymeric microcapsules. The second capsule contains a difunctional epoxide and reactive diluent. Healing efficiency is accessed through recovery of fracture toughness and excellent long-term stability at ambient conditions is demonstrated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 282-287 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 15 2014 |
Keywords
- amine microcapsule
- fracture toughness
- self-healing thermoset
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering