Processing of Fibre Reinforced Polymers by Controlled Radical Induced Cationic Frontal Polymerisation

Radical Induced Cationic Frontal Polymerisation (RICFP) has recently been proposed as a promising strategy for processing of epoxide carbon fibre reinforced polymers. Control of the local heat balance is crucial towards the production of industrial-quality composites, which is typically achieved via controlling the heat generation. In this work...

Dual-scale visualization of resin flow for liquid composite molding processes

Visualization of resin flow progression through fibrous preforms is often sought to elucidate flow patterns and validate models for filling prediction for liquid composite molding processes. Here, conventional X-ray radiography is compared to X-ray phase contrast technique to image in-situ constant flow rate impregnation of a non-translucent...

Flexible supramolecular matrix based self-healing composites

Supramolecular polymers gained a great success in the last years as self-healing materials and many different systems have been developed. These polymers combine the advantages of intrinsic and autonomic self-healing systems. In 2010, Montarnal et al. developed a class of epoxy-based hybrid networks that combine both chemical and supramolecular...