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JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 44, Issue 22, Pages 2587-2603Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310371537
Keywords
microvascular; network; microchannels; self-cooling; optimization; 3D; direct-write; biomimetic; micromachining; self-healing
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- AFOSR [F49550-05-1-0346]
- NSF
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Microvascular networks show promise for applications such as self-healing, self-cooling, and structural damage sensing. Fluid-filled micro-scale channels have been investigated extensively in the field of microfluidics, but three-dimensional networks in polymeric structural materials have been achieved only recently. The purpose of microvascular network integration is to provide a vehicle for the distribution and replenishment of active fluids throughout a matrix material enabling multifunctional operation. This perspective seeks to examine the advances in fabrication techniques, characterization, and new theoretical and computational tools for guiding design that are leading to systems with greater functionality and complexity.
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