Self-healing microcapsules encapsulated with carbon nanotubes for improved thermal and electrical properties
V. Naveen, Abhijit P. Deshpande, S. Raja
Abstract
polymerization technique. The novelty of this work is the development of dual core microcapsules with DCPD-CNT-UF combination. Surface morphology characterization and elemental analysis of the microcapsules were carried out using a scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX). TGA and DSC analysis show that DCPD-CNT-UF microcapsules have better thermal stability than DCPD-UF microcapsules. These novel DCPD-CNT-UF microcapsules were found to be compatible with epoxy base resin for making resin castings. The presence of CNT is found to improve the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of the resin cast specimens without compromising on self-healing efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Carbon nanotubeMaterials scienceSelf-healingThermalChemical engineeringNanotechnologyEngineeringAlternative medicineMeteorologyMedicinePhysicsPathologyPolymer composites and self-healingElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis