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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc., Massillon, OH (US);
Jorma Antero Virtanen, Massillon, OH (US);
Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc., Massillon, OH (US);
Abstract
A coating is described herein, including a material chosen from the group consisting of rubber, ceramic, metal, concrete, epoxy, polyurethane, and polyurea, a first carbon nanotube (FCN) filled with a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first FCN end cap is closed on the first end of the FCN and a second FCN end cap is closed on the second end of the FCN, and a second carbon nanotube (SCN) filled with a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first SCN end cap is closed on the first end of the SCN and a second SCN end cap is closed on the second end of the SCN, wherein the first and second carbon nanotubes are mixed in the material, wherein the end caps are removable by a hydrolysis reaction.