Self-Healing Material Relies on Resin-Filled Veins

Jun-02-19 An innovative self-healing material inspired by the blood networks of human skin can repair itself with just exposure to UV light.

A team from Lamar University developed the self-repairing material using stereolithography to create objects embedded with small reservoirs of liquid resin. If one of the reservoirs is cracked—such as when the object is damaged—the resin will be drawn out via capillary action and harden when exposed to a UV light. Only as much resin as is needed is released from the reservoir, allowing the material to self heal several times.

The team believes the material could be useful in everyday items that suffer heavy wear, such as eyeglasses and the soles of shoes.

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