Recent Advances In Smart Self-healing Polymers And Composites

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Recent Advances in Smart Self-Healing Polymers and Composites examines the advances made in smart materials over the last few decades and their significant applications in aerospace, automotive, civil, mechanical, medical, and communication engineering fields.

Based on a thorough review of the literature, the book identifies “smart self-healing polymers and composites as one of the most popular, challenging, and promising areas of research.

Readers will find valuable information compiled by a large pool of researchers who not only studied the latest datasets, but also reached out to leading contributors for insights and forward-thinking analogies.

• Examines the advances made in smart materials over the last few decades
• Presents significant applications in aerospace, automotive, civil, mechanical, medical, and communication engineering fields
• Compiled by a large pool of researchers who not only studied the latest datasets, but also reached out to leading contributors for insights and forward-thinking analogies

E-Book Information

• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering

• Year: 2,015

• Edition: 1

• Pages: 426

• Language: English

• Topic: 220

• Identifier: 1782422803,9781782422808

• Org File Size: 45,258,592

• Extension: pdf

• Tags: Машиностроение и материалообработка Композиционные материалы

• Toc: Content: Front Matter, Pages i-iiiCopyright, Page ivList of contributors, Pages ix-x, O. Ajisafe, H.P. Cui, W. Deng, Z. Ding, P. Du, C.J. Hansen, S.A. Hayes, W.M. Huang, A.E. Hughes, G. Ji, M. John, F.R. Jones, A.D. Lafferty, G. Li, H. Lu, H. Meng, J. Nji, M.Z. Rong, A. Shojaei, C.L. Song, T.J. Swait, et al.Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering, Pages xi-xiiiPreface, Pages xv-xviii, Guoqiang Li, Harper Meng1 - Overview of crack self-healing, Pages 1-19, G. Li, H. Meng2 - Modeling of self-healing smart composite materials, Pages 21-52, A. Shojaei3 - Solid-state healing of resins and composites, Pages 53-99, F.R. Jones, R.J. Varley4 - Microcapsule-based self-healing materials, Pages 101-127, D.Y. Zhu, M.Z. Rong, M.Q. Zhang5 - Microvascular-based self-healing materials, Pages 129-157, C.J. Hansen6 - Reversible cross-linking polymer-based self-healing materials, Pages 159-179, P. Du, X. Wang7 - Supramolecular network-based self-healing polymer materials, Pages 181-210, W. Deng, Y. You, A. Zhang8 - Self-healing coatings, Pages 211-241, A.E. Hughes9 - Self-sensing and self-healing in composites, Pages 243-261, S.A. Hayes, T.J. Swait, A.D. Lafferty10 - Rubber-like polymeric shape memory hybrids with repeatable heat-assisted, self-healing, and joule heating functions, Pages 263-292, H. Lu, W.M. Huang, Z. Ding, C.C. Wang, H.P. Cui, C. Tang, J. Wei, Y. Zhao, C.L. Song11 - Shape memory polymer-based self-healing composites, Pages 293-363, G. Ji, P. Zhang, J. Nji, M. John, G. Li12 - Self-healing materials with embedded shape memory polymer fibers and wires, Pages 365-395, H. Meng