self healing – TechConnect Briefs

In-Transit Visibility and Total Asset Visibility for Cold Chain Supply Logistics

McCleland B., Russell T.W., Myconi Technologies, US

Thousands of temperature sensitive products that require continual monitoring and controls are shipped every day. Last year, temperature-compromised pharmaceutical products cost the industry $35.0 billion. Almost 30% of products in the perishable food market were [...]

Myconi Technical Solutions for In Transit Visibility Cold Chain Logistics

McCleland B., Russell T.W., Myconi Technologies, US

Myconi Technologies has developed a proprietary wireless, ad hoc, peer-to-peer, self-healing mesh network protocol that operates on internationally license-free frequencies (IEEE 802.15.4 ISM Standard). Myconi has incorporated this wireless technology with multiple environmental and material [...]

Self-healing and self-cleaning nanocomposite coatings

Song K., Arizona State University, US

This work reports on the healing of translucency, roughness, nanoindents, and shallow scratches in polymer/nano-particle composites. Mechanical loading were applied on polymer/self-healing additive/nano-particle composites. The concentration of nano-particles and self-healing additives were optimized to 1.0 [...]

Self-healing Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications

Wang L., Advani S.G., Prasd A.K., University of Delaware, US

Defects in the form of pinholes and cracks can occur in the membrane due to a combination of chemical and mechanical degradation mechanisms during operation of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Such defects are [...]

Advanced Materials for self-healing electrical insulation systems

Basu S., German I., Rhodes R., Stevens G.C., Thomas J., Gnosys Global Ltd, UK

Recently, there have been significant advancements in the development of self-healing materials. When damaged, these materials are capable of autonomously repairing the damage, restoring the pre-damage characteristics of the material and preserving asset integrity. This [...]

Self Healing Hybrid Coating for Aggressive Environment

Vashisth C., Potrekar R., Roy Choudhury N., Dutta N.K., University of South Australia, AU

Self healing is a desirable property of a coating on metallic substrate to help arrest the development of micro-cracks and the propagation of corrosive species to the interfacial layer and eventually to the substrate. While [...]