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4(%3)3 - Ecole nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier

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particular property. They do not provi<strong>de</strong> information about the extent of recovery of other properties ofthe material during the healing process unless explained separately. The healing efficiencies can becalculated either after healing of a single microscopic crack or after a material has been broken and theparts then separated and rejoined prior to the healing efficiency measurement 15 . Further factors likehealing rate, number of times the material can be healed at the location and the extent of recovery ofpristine properties should also be consi<strong>de</strong>red.1.3 AUTONOMOUS SELF-HEALING POLYMERIC SYSTEMSThese polymeric systems, as <strong>de</strong>fined in the previous section are characterized by their ability toun<strong>de</strong>rgo healing process initiated by the fracture itself. Such materials sometimes also referred asextrinsic self-healing materials rely on two quite comprehensively <strong>de</strong>veloped approaches namely:encapsulation and mechanoresponsive and will be discussed in this section.1.3.1 EncapsulationThe encapsulation approach refers to the embedding of a self-repair fluid filled fibers or capsulesor vesicles within the polymer matrix. In case of damage, the fluid holding reservoir would break therebyreleasing the fluid in the damage plane thus healing the material autonomously. These materials closelymimic healing mechanism observed in nature (Figure-1.1) however unlike biological counterparts; it ismuch simpler and accelerated. This approach primarily has been used for thermoset polymers and theircomposites though applicability has been established for protective coatings and even for packagingfilms 17 .Figure– 1.5: Hollow fiber based repair systems, a) Different configurations consi<strong>de</strong>red, b) Scanning ElectronMicroscopy image of a resin filled fiber 18 .5

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