Chinese chemists have created an epoxy that can be rapidly hardened and reshaped by shining a light on it. Unlike traditional epoxies which are cured using heat, this approach uses carbon nanotubes to translate light energy into localised heat to set the epoxy. Shining additional light on the set polymer initiates self-healing and reshaping.
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Carbon nanotube-Vitrimer composite for facile and efficient photo-welding of epoxy
Yang Yang, Zhiqiang Pei, Xiqi Zhang, lei tao, yen wei and Yan Ji
Chem. Sci., 2014, Accepted Manuscript, DOI: 10.1039/C4SC00543K, Edge Article
