Journal
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Volume 169, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107539
Keywords
Multifunctional composites; Interface; interphase; Fibre; matrix bond; Self-healing
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This study focused on evaluating the interfacial self-healing capability of glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites by depositing polycaprolactone nanoparticles as a coating on the fiber surface. The deposition process of polycaprolactone nanoparticles was successful, showing good homogeneity and compactness. The results demonstrated an interfacial adhesive recovery of about 50% after the thermal mending process, indicating the induced interfacial self-healing capability by the polycaprolactone nanoparticles.
Self-healing composites possess the ability to self-repair in response to damage, either autonomously (i.e., without human intervention), or when subjected to an external stimulus such as heat. This work was focused on the evaluation of the interfacial self-healing capability of glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites in which polycaprolactone nanoparticles were deposited as a coating on the surface of the fibers. Polycaprolactone nanoparticles were synthesized following solvent displacement technique and deposited on the fibers (with and without the sizing agent) by electrophoretic deposition. Scanning electron microscopy revealed high-quality nanoparticles deposition, with good level of homogeneity and compactness. Epoxy microdroplets were cured on the fibers and microdebonding tests were performed to estimate the interfacial self-healing capability, calculated as the ratio of the interfacial shear stress measured before and after the thermal mending process. An interfacial adhesion recovery of about 50 % was obtained, thus indicating an interfacial self-healing capability induced by the polycaprolactone nanoparticles.
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