| United States Patent Application | 20150159316 | | Kind Code | A1 | | Mao; Dongsheng ; et al. | June 11, 2015 |
SELF-HEALING MATERIAL
Abstract
A glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite includes a polymer matrix, a plurality of glass fibers embedded within the polymer matrix, a first hollow glass fiber containing a resin embedded within the polymer matrix, a second hollow glass fiber containing a catalyst suitable for curing the resin embedded within the polymer matrix. When damage occurs to such a composite, the glass fibers containing the resin and the catalyst are ruptured, resulting in their mixing together so that the resin is cured for repairing the ruptured location.
Inventors:
Mao;Dongsheng; (Austin, TX);
Fink;RichardLee; (Austin,TX) ;
Yaniv; Zvi; (Austin, TX) |
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Applicant:| PEN Inc. | Deerfield Beach | FL | US |
Claims |
1. A glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite comprising: a polymer matrix; a plurality of glass fibers embedded within the polymer matrix; a first hollow glass fiber embedded within the polymer matrix, the first hollow glass fiber containing a resin; and a second hollow glass fiber embedded within the polymer matrix, the second hollow glass fiber containing a catalyst suitable for curing the resin.
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