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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Mary M. Caruso, Urbana, IL (US);
David A. Delafuente, Augusta, GA (US);
Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Urbana, IL (US);
Jason M. Kamphaus, Missouri City, TX (US);
Nancy R. Sottos, Champaign, IL (US);
Scott R. White, Champaign, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Moore, Savoy, IL (US);
Mary M. Caruso, Urbana, IL (US);
David A. Delafuente, Augusta, GA (US);
Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Urbana, IL (US);
Jason M. Kamphaus, Missouri City, TX (US);
Nancy R. Sottos, Champaign, IL (US);
Scott R. White, Champaign, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Moore, Savoy, IL (US);
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite material includes a solid polymer matrix, a plurality of capsules and a liquid, in the capsules. The liquid includes from 50 to 100 wt % of a solvent, and from 0 to 50 wt % of a polymerizer. There is no polymerizer outside of the capsules. The solid polymer matrix may include a native activating moiety for the polymerizer. The solvent may have a swelling ratio with the solid polymer matrix of at least 1.1 and/or may have a polarity ET of from 0.10 to 0.50.