Code
3S017316
Duration
01 January 2016 → 31 December 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- Organic chemistry
Keywords
microcapsules
shape-memory
polymer chemistry
self-healing
Project description
Two innovative polymer systems, that are able to repair large-scale damage, will be developed. The first intrinsic system consists of a shape-memory polyurethane, containing reversible triazolinedione-indole chemistry, which is repairable at elevated temperature. The second extrinsic system is able to release an expanding healing agent out of microcapsules upon suffered damage.