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Title: | Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Self -Healing Composite and Coating Materials |
Author(s): | Cho, Soo Hyoun |
Doctoral Committee Chair(s): | Braun, Paul V. |
Department / Program: | Materials Science and Engineering |
Discipline: | Materials Science and Engineering |
Degree Granting Institution: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Degree: | Ph.D. |
Genre: | Dissertation |
Subject(s): | Engineering, Materials Science |
Abstract: | We demonstrate the bulk self-healing property of a polymer composite composed of a phase-separated PDMS healing agent and a microencapsulated organotin catalyst by chemical and mechanical testing. Another significant research focus is on self-healing polymer coatings which prevent corrosion of a metal substrate after deep scratch damage. The anti-corrosion properties of the self-healing polymer on metal substrates are investigated by corrosion resistance and electrochemical tests. Even after scratch damage into the substrate, the coating is able to heal, while control samples which do not include all the necessary healing components reveal rapid corrosion propagation. This self-healing coating solution can be easily applied to most substrate materials, and is compatible with most common polymer matrices. Self-healing has the potential to extend the lifetime and increase the reliability of thermosetting polymers used in a wide variety of applications ranging from microelectronics to aerospace. |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
Description: | 110 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/82801 |
Other Identifier(s): | (MiAaPQ)AAI3269861 |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2015-09-25 |
Date Deposited: | 2007 |
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