Self-Healing Devices Gain or Regain Function After Being Cut

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:30 in Physics & Chemistry

A “smart” polymer cast that automatically seals itself around a broken arm, a membrane that can sense where it has been cut and pneumatic actuators that can be cut and reconfigured into different shapes are some possible applications for a new self-healing material developed at Carnegie Mellon University. The composite material has unique characteristics that […]

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