Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers a... - 9781119629955

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer CompositesAuthor(s): Ming Qiu Zhang, Min Zhi Rong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781119629955, 978-1119629955\nSynopsis\nExplore the cutting-edge in self-healing polymers and composites In Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites, a pair of distinguished materials scientists delivers an insightful and up-to-date exploration of the fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites. The book discusses how to prepare self-healing polymeric materials, how to increase the speed of crack repair, high temperature applications, and how to broaden the spectrum of healing agent species.\n\nThe authors emphasize the integration of existing techniques with novel synthetic approaches for target-oriented materials design and .