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Light triggers self-healing in polymer material

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A polymer-based material that can heal itself when exposed to ultraviolet light for less than a minute has been developed for use in automotive paints, floor and furniture varnish, and more. The team involves researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg and the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Their findings appeared in the April 21, 2011, issue of Nature (doi: 10.1038/nature09963). A schematic representation of the optical healing of metallo-supramolecular polymers developed by the CWRU/AMI/ARL team....Read full article

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    Published: July 2011
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