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 Reflexive
Composites System Featured in High-Performance Composites
Magazine
CRG's new reflexive self-healing composite system
was featured in the July 2007 issue of High-Performance
Composites magazine. The system was exhibited and demonstrated
at the June SAMPE exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland.
The system employs a trademarked “healable”
version of CRG’s Veriflex® shape memory polymer
(SMP) resin. When activated by heat, the thermoset SMP matrix
recovers from deformation damage and physically closes any
delaminations or cracks. This self-repair mechanism is triggered
by an integrated structural health monitoring system and an
intelligent electronic control system. Read
more... (8-1-2007)
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