Future of Engineering
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Self Healing Reinforced Plastics Materials that can Repair Themselves
Two groups in particular—one in America and one in Britain—are trying to create composite materials such as reinforced plastics that will mend themselves if they get cracked, in much the same way as an animal’s broken bone will heal. The difference is that these materials will heal in minutes rather than months.
Such self-healing composites may take a while to enter everyday use. But if they can be made reliably, they will be welcome in high-stress applications that are difficult to inspect regularly (the blades of wind turbines, for example) or are critical to safety (such as the doors and window-frames of aircraft).
Full report here
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Such self-healing composites may take a while to enter everyday use. But if they can be made reliably, they will be welcome in high-stress applications that are difficult to inspect regularly (the blades of wind turbines, for example) or are critical to safety (such as the doors and window-frames of aircraft).
Full report here
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