Reversible self-healing carbon-based nanocomposites for structural applications

L Guadagno, L Vertuccio, C Naddeo, E Calabrese… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Reversible Hydrogen Bonds (RHB) have been explored to confer self-healing function to
multifunctional nanocomposites. This study has been carried out through a sequence of
different steps. Hydrogen bonding moieties, with the intrinsic ability to simultaneously
perform the functions of both hydrogen donors and acceptors, have been covalently
attached to the walls of carbon nanotubes. The epoxy matrix has been modified to adapt the
formulation for hosting self-healing mechanisms. It has been toughened with different …
Reversible Hydrogen Bonds (RHB) have been explored to confer self-healing function to multifunctional nanocomposites. This study has been carried out through a sequence of different steps. Hydrogen bonding moieties, with the intrinsic ability to simultaneously perform the functions of both hydrogen donors and acceptors, have been covalently attached to the walls of carbon nanotubes. The epoxy matrix has been modified to adapt the formulation for hosting self-healing mechanisms. It has been toughened with different percentages of rubber phase covalently linked to the epoxy precursor. The most performant matrix, from the mechanical point of view, has been chosen for the incorporation of MWCNTs. Self-healing performance and electrical conductivities have been studied. The comparison of data related to the properties of nanocomposites containing incorporated functionalized and nonfunctionalized MWCNTs has been performed. The values of the electrical conductivity of the self-healing nanocomposites, containing 2.0% by weight of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), range between 6.76 × 10−3 S/m and 3.77 × 10−2 S/m, depending on the nature of the functional group. Curing degrees, glass transition temperatures, and storage moduli of the formulated multifunctional nanocomposites prove their potential for application as functional structural materials.
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