Self-Healing Materials: From Fundamental Concepts to Advanced Space and Electronics Applications

This book addresses the key concepts of self-healing processes, from their occurrences in nature through to recent advances in academic and industrial research. It includes a detailed description and explanation of a wide range of materials and applications such as polymeric, anticorrosion, smart paints, and carbon nanotubes.

Sommario

• Chapter 1: Introduction


• Chapter 2: Natural systems and processes


• Chapter 3: Theoretical models of healing mechanisms


• Chapter 4: Self-healing of polymers and composites


• Chapter 5: Self-healing evaluation techniques


• Chapter 6: Review of advanced fabrication processes


• Chapter 7: Self-healing in space environment


• Chapter 8: Self-healing capability against impact tests simulating orbital space debris


• Chapter 9: Mitigating the effect of space small debris on COPV in space with fibre sensors monitoring and self-repairing materials


• Chapter 10: Conclusions and outlook into the future

Info autore

Brahim Aïssa is a visiting Associate Professor at EPFL, Switzerland and a Senior Scientist at MPB communications Inc. He has a Ph.D. degree in materials and energy science. His activities focus on the growth, synthesis, processing and characterization of advanced nanostructured materials and their integration into electronic and photonic devices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brahim Aissa, Brahim (Visiting Associate Professor Aissa, Brahim Aïssa, Emile Haddad, Emile (Senior Scientist Haddad, Wez Jamroz, Wez (Director Jamroz
• Editore: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781785619922
• ISBN: 978-1-78561-992-2
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 239 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Serie: Materials, Circuits and Device; Materials, Circuits and Devices; Materials, Circuits and Device
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie