Self-Healing Composites by Guoqiang Li - 9781118452424

Name: Self-Healing Composites by Guoqiang Li - 9781118452424
Brand: John Wiley & Sons Inc

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Self-Healing CompositesShape Memory Polymer Based Structures\nAuthor(s): Guoqiang Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781118452424, 978-1118452424\nSynopsis\nIn this book, the self-healing of composite structures with shape memory polymer as either matrix or embedded suture is systematically [url] has been well known in biological systems for many years: a typical example is the self-healing of human skin. Whilst a minor wound can be self-closed by blood clotting, a deep and wide cut needs external help by [url] by this observation, this book proposes a two-step close-then-heal (CTH) scheme for healing wide-opened cracks in composite structuresby constrained shape recovery first, followed by molecular healing. It is demonstrated that the CTH scheme can heal wide-opened structural cracks repeatedly, efficiently, timely, and molecularly. It is believed that self-healing represents the next-generation ty