INNOVATIONS from ADVANCED MATERIALS that WILL CHANGE THE WORLD

Self-Healing Materials for Future Technologies Marek W. Urban Department of Materials Science and Engineering COMSET Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 mareku@clemson.edu www.clemson.edu/ces/urbanresearch
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Design of Materials and Devices in SC that Change the World

Number of New Materials on Market
Future Materials Accelerated Materials Development

Today

Time
Workforce Development Manufacturing System Design/Integration Engineering Materials Science

Pro-Active Functional Materials - that utilize natural energy - that inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen - that are capable of self-healing - that are capable of sensing, monitoring, and responding - that are capable of recognition and selfreplication
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH

CLEAN ENERGY

Chemistry/Physics/Math/Social Sci. Basic Sciences Will Fuel Engineering

GENOME-BASED ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH

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URBAN RESEARCH GROUP at CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

- Stimuli-Responsive Polymers; Dynamic Multi-Equillibria - Solutions; Surfaces and Interfaces; Solids - The Role of Metastable Equilibria - Active Nano-Elements; Shapes/Sizes/Heterogeneity - Hollow Particles, Cocklebur, Nanotubes, Nanowires, - Magnetic Nanoparticles
Solids
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- Mimicking Nature; Colloidal Films and Cilia-Like Surfaces - Multi-Responsiveness and Heterogeneous Films

Equilibrium Energy

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- Self-Healing Materials; Chemical and Physical Approaches -Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Polymers - Bio-Active Polymeric Coatings Surfaces/Interfaces - Antimicrobial/Anticoagulant Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces - Bacteriophages and Their Future Role - Cognitive Recognition Polymeric Systems -DNA Recognition, Retention, Repair, and Release
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Urban Research Group

INNOVATIONS from ADVANCED MATERIALS in SC that will Change the World

Responsible Research Feed Science and Engineering Science and Engineering Lead to Innovations Innovations Propel the Economic Development Why Materials Are Becoming Essential in Innovations?

When new scientific developments offer transformative outcomes with innovative solutions..what does this mean? When materials offer a unique array of attributes never offered before When creative engineering takes advantage of materials capable of responsive
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Self-Healing Polymers

Ghosh, Urban, Science 2009, 323, 1458.

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URBAN RESEARCH GROUP

SELF-HEALING POLYMERS

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Ghosh, Urban, Science 2009, 323, 1458. B.Ghosh, K.V. Chellappan, M.W.Urban, J. Mater. Chem, 2012.
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B.Ghosh, K.V. Chellappan, M.W.Urban,, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 4473-14486

SELF-HEALING POLYMERS THAT CHANGE COLOR

Ramachandran, Lu, Urban, RSC Advances, 2012.

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5 MATERIALS THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD 11 May 2012 Self-healing plastic This plastic, which bleeds red then heals itself with light, is being hailed as the Holy Grail of materials. The plastic could be developed for use in self-healing cars, planes and bridges. Oh, and gadgets. RIP insurance? ENGINEERED SYSTEM APPROACH: RESINS ADHESIVES PS ADHESIVES PREPREGS SEALANTS SELF-HEALING FIBERS
Lu, Urban, RSC Advances, 2012.

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New Generations of Polymer Networks Example: Localized Fluorescence Upon Deformations

D. Ramachandran, M.W. Urban, J. Mat. Chem., 2011.

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Urban Research Group

Synchronized Heterogeneity

Summary

Preserved by replacing outdated components

Approaches: Stealth Materials; no interactions, no signaling Degradable Materials; degrade, but typically
not durability; no self-healing

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M.W. Urban, Nature Chem, 2012, 4, 22.

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Urban Research Group

Applications of Self-Repairing Materials are Endless

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH

CLEAN ENERGY

GENOME-BASED ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH

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Marek W. Urban 2010-2013

EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL SECURITY

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