Glass fibre polyester composite with in vivo vascular channel for use in self-healing

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Fifo, Omosola ^a   Ryan, Kevin ^a   Basu, Biswajit ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

flexural stiffness; hollow fibre; self healing; three point bending test; vascular network

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CURING; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR; STIFFNESS;

FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; HOLLOW FIBRE; SELF-HEALING; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; VASCULAR NETWORK;

FIBERS;

EID: 84906247283     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/9/095017     Document Type: Article

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