Self-healable graphene polymer composites
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We report here a simple and scalable process to fabricate graphene shape memory polymer composites. The graphene material was nanolayered graphene synthesized by a microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. The free standing nanolayered graphene, in its pristine state, was used as a filler to fabricate epoxy based shape memory polymer composites by (1) direct dispersion in the diamine curing agent; (2) thermal curing with diepoxides. The shape memory properties of the polymer matrix impart a thermal healing capability into the composites, which was greatly enhanced at ultra-low filler contents of 0.0025 and 0.0125 vol%.
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A shape memory epoxy subjected to microscopic damages was healed completely or mostly upon heating above its glass transition temperature.
“Upon heating to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the shape memory epoxy, the scratch in microscale on the sample was healed completely or mostly.”
From A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites (2013) · cites this paper as [189]
Graphene can be incorporated into SMCs by preparation of polymer blends with embedded functionalized graphene.
“by its preparation of polymer blends with embedded functionalized graphene (improved interfacial bonding and self-healing materials) [135]”
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- Authors
- Xiao, X., Xie, T., & Cheng, Y.-T.
- Affiliations
- General Motors (United States) (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Xiao, Xingcheng
- Xie, Tao
- Venue
- Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2010
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 17
- Pages
- 3508
- ISSN
- 0959-9428 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-5501
- OpenAlex
- W1997029512
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 10.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Materials Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
- Keywords
- graphene, shape memory polymers, polymer composites, self-healing, epoxy resin, microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, thermal curing, diepoxides, filler content, diamine curing agent
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