Self-healing in plants as a model for self-repairing elastomer materials

International Polymer Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Nellesen, A ^a   von Tapavicza, M ^a   Bertling, J ^a   Schmidt, A M ^b   Bauer, G ^c   Speck, T ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; ELASTOMERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; PLASTICS;

ELASTOMER MATERIALS; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; SELF REPAIR; SELF REPAIRING; SELF-HEALING; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

SELF-HEALING MATERIALS;

EID: 84855786348     PISSN: 0307174X     EISSN: 14782405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0307174x1103800901     Document Type: Article

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