@inproceedings{06d51963ffbe446da384ebd2111e56a3,
title = "A thermally mendable {"}bricks and mortar{"} thermoplastic/thermoset blend",
abstract = "An epoxy/poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) blend with interesting {"}bricks (epoxy) and mortar (PCL){"} morphology was prepared by polymerization induced phase separation (PIPS). The material is capable thermally mending mechanical damage such as cracks, through an experimentally observed {"}bleeding{"} process. Mechanistically, this is due to the volumetric expansionPCL above its melting point in excess of epoxy brick expansion, leading to the extrusion of bulk PCL to fill the crack gap and subsequently recrystallize to restore mechanical strength.",
keywords = "Bleeding, Epoxy, Polymer blend, Self-healing, Thermal mending, Thermoset",
author = "Xiaofan Luo and Runqing Ou and Eberly, {Dan E.} and Amit Singhal and Wantinee Viratyaporn and Mather, {Patrick T.}",
year = "2009",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781615673278",
series = "Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings",
pages = "2802--2805",
booktitle = "67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009",
note = "67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 ; Conference date: 22-06-2009 Through 24-06-2009",
}