Self-Healing in Nanoparticle-Reinforced Polymers and other Polymer Systems

This chapter aims at combining new insights in the field of (liquid encapsulated) self healing polymer systems as well as nanoparticle reinforced polymers to set the direction for the development of nanoparticle reinforced self healing polymers. In the case of self healing polymers the strategy is to minimise the volume fraction encapsulated...

Nanocomposites with liquid crystalline polymer matrices

In this part we will summarise the open literature concerning research on systems involving liquid crystalline polymers and nanoparticles. © 2008 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.