SIM-ICON: SHREC: Self-healing - repairing coatings

Project Details

Description

This project involves the development of thin self-healing coatings on plastics and steel substrates. The aim is to develop coatings that can heal micro- and macro-scratches, a different strategy being envisioned to heal the different damages. A selection of healing agents is to be tested and encapsulated for a range of commercial coating systems (thermal, UV, self-crosslinking), the choice of the healing agent being matrix dependent. The within NAPROM developed shape recovery coating (at demonstrator level) will be further developed (strategy for macro-scratches). A new element is the addition of polycaprolactone containing micro-capsules to the coating system with main objective to restore barrier properties. A typical coating thickness of 10-35 micrometer is envisioned, so this project targets small microcapsules (3-8 micrometer) in order to be compatible with the dimensions of typical coating.
AcronymIWT631 (SIM1)
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/11/12 → 31/10/15

Keywords

  • material science
  • thermal analysis
  • chemistry
  • surface analysis
  • NMR
  • polymer science
  • engineering
  • electrochemistry

Flemish discipline codes in use since 2023

  • Physical sciences
  • Materials engineering
  • Chemical sciences
  • (Bio)chemical engineering
  • Other engineering and technology

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  • 2 Article
  • 1 Meeting abstract (Book)
  • 1 Talk or presentation at a conference
  • 1 Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar