An investigation into the relaxation response of a self-healing dual network polymer through controlled introduction of strain damage

Self-healing ability in polymers is typically probed by monitoring restorative properties after localized macroscopic damage or repetitive cycles of destructive testing followed by a healing cycle (e.g. cut-and-heal tests). However, the restoration of homogeneously distributed damage before ultimate failure remains largely unattended in...

The effect of humidity and strain on the electrical resistance of an epoxy based nanocomposite: An experimental and numerical investigation

Recent advances in nanocomposites based on conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have led to investigations of using CNT networks as strain sensors. When CNTs are incorporated into a polymer matrix to form electrical networks, the developed conductive nanocomposite becomes sensitive to strain, thus a linear correlation can be found between strain...