Self-healing polymers and polymer composites /

• Main Author: Zhang, Ming Qiu
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rong, Min Zhi
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
• Subjects: Polymeric composites.; Self-healing materials.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.; Electronic books.; Electronic resource.

"This book covers the fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites. Innovative routes that correlate materials chemistry to the self-healing functionality are summarized for future industrial use. Throughout the boo...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Color Plates
• Basics of Self-Healing: State of the Art
• Theoretical Consideration and Modeling
• Extrinsic Self-Healing via Addition Polymerization
• Extrinsic Self-Healing via Cationic Polymerization
• Extrinsic Self-Healing via Anionic Polymerization
• Extrinsic Self-Healing via Miscellaneous Reactions
• Intrinsic Self-Healing via Diels-Alder Reaction
• Applications
• Appendix
• Index.