Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber

08/22/2017 02:30 PM EDT

self-healing rubber links permanent covalent bonds (red) with reversible hydrogen bonds (green)

Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a new type of rubber that is as tough as natural rubber but can also self-heal.


Full story at https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2017/08/harvard-researchers-develop-tough-self-healing-rubber

Source
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences


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