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Self-Healing Polymers with Shape Recovery
Reduces the need for hands-on repairs, saving time and moneyThese self-healing polymers spontaneously mend wear-related fissures and cracks to increase the lifespan of many different products, including components for airplanes and spacecraft. Traditionally, when an item such as a machined component showed signs of wear-and-tear, a human fixed or replaced...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Henry Sodano, Yunseon Heo
Keywords(s): Diels-alder reaction, polyurethane, self healing polymer, Shape memory alloy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical