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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Vascular Materials"”.
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Sacrificial polymers for rapid manufacturing of bioinspired vascular materials
Synthetic vascular systems, inspired by hierarchical vascular networks for mediating heat and mass transport in biological structures, have gained tremendous interest in the fields of microfluidics, soft robotics, microelectronics, battery packaging, and civil infrastructure. Strategies for …
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Synthetic vascular materials via a vaporization of sacrificial component (VaSC) approach
… ranging from self-healing to autonomous cooling materials. However, current approaches for microvascularization are hindered by scalability and lack of compatibility with the composite manufacturing proceess. Herein, we present the development of a new procedure for incorporating microchannels …
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Self-healing of impact damage in vascular fiber-reinforced composites
Vascular fiber-reinforced composites mimic biological systems to allow pluripotent multifunctional behavior in synthetic engineering materials. In this dissertation, methods are explored for recovering mechanical performance of a composite material after an out-of-plane impact event using vascular …
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Thermal regulation of vascularized fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites
… outside of their service temperature. Internal vascular networks provide a platform for thermal regulation, allowing for on-demand, adaptive heat removal and preservation of material properties. This dissertation uses the established Vaporization of Sacrificial Components (VaSC) technique for …