LIGHT GENERATING MICROCAPSULES FOR SELF-HEALING POLYMER APPLICATIONS
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1. A self-healing polymeric material comprising:
- a polymeric matrix material;
wherein dispersed within the polymeric matrix material is a mixture of materials that includes monomers and a photoinitiator; and
a plurality of light generating microcapsules dispersed in the polymeric matrix material, each light generating microcapsule of the plurality of light generating microcapsules encapsulating multiple reactants that undergo a chemiluminescent reaction, wherein each light generating microcapsule comprises an outer shell and an inner shell,wherein the chemiluminescent reaction generates a photon having a wavelength within a particular emission range that is consistent with an absorption range of the photoinitiator and wherein the chemiluminescent reaction occurs without rupture of the outer shell of the light generating microcapsules.
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Abstract
A self-healing polymeric material includes a polymeric matrix material, wherein dispersed within the polymeric matrix material is a mixture of materials that includes monomers and a photoinitiator, and a plurality of light generating microcapsules dispersed in the polymeric matrix material. Each light generating microcapsule encapsulates multiple reactants that undergo a chemiluminescent reaction. The chemiluminescent reaction generates a photon having a wavelength within a particular emission range that is consistent with an absorption range of the photoinitiator.
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14 Claims
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1. A self-healing polymeric material comprising:
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a polymeric matrix material; wherein dispersed within the polymeric matrix material is a mixture of materials that includes monomers and a photoinitiator; and a plurality of light generating microcapsules dispersed in the polymeric matrix material, each light generating microcapsule of the plurality of light generating microcapsules encapsulating multiple reactants that undergo a chemiluminescent reaction, wherein each light generating microcapsule comprises an outer shell and an inner shell, wherein the chemiluminescent reaction generates a photon having a wavelength within a particular emission range that is consistent with an absorption range of the photoinitiator and wherein the chemiluminescent reaction occurs without rupture of the outer shell of the light generating microcapsules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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