Structure and Dynamics of Self-Healing Polyurethanes

Doctoral thesis (2021)

Authors

V. Montano Novel Aerospace Materials - Aerospace Engineering
Research Group
Novel Aerospace Materials (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 V. Montano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:6ad1f5f3-c8b0-4d01-b875-5586a25744bd
Entropy Self-healing Dynamics Polyurethanes
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Aerospace Structures & Materials

Research Group

Novel Aerospace Materials

Abstract

The work exposed in this thesis addresses two main scientific challenges in the field of intrinsic self-healing polymers that limit the translation of the academic research efforts into commercial products, namely: i) the implementation of the self-healing functionality in polymer commodities by minimal chemical modifications; and ii) the establishment of characterization protocols that allow a deeper understanding of the relation between polymer structure and efficient healing capability.