Manufacturing strategies for microvascular polymeric composites: A review

作者：Saeed Muhammad Umar; Chen ZhaoFeng^*; Li Bin Bin

来源：Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing , 2015, 78: 327-340.

DOI：10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.08.028

• Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
• Mechanical properties
• Self-healing
• Microvascular

A microvascular network within a composite structure can significantly boost its performance. However, properties of microvascular network and host structure largely depend on the manufacturing method, used for vascularization. This paper presents a review on various manufacturing strategies that have been implemented so far to produce vascularized polymer composites. The ways by which polymer composites can be vascularized with isolated or interconnected networks are based on either by incorporating pre-made channels or removing pre-loaded solid performs from the cured laminates. Majority of the techniques were developed for healing and recovery of structural integrity after quasi-static fracture, but microvascular networks also showed promise for enhanced-damage visualization, self-cooling, and damage sensing applications. Each technique has its own merits and demerits but the manufacturing techniques that are not only compatible with current composite manufacturing, but also give the freedom to embed complex channels which can execute multi-functions synchronously still remains the main challenge.

• 出版日期2015-11
• 单位南京航空航天大学