Self-Healing Polymers Designed for Underwater Applications

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Mechanism</td><td class="align_left">Polymer</td><td class="align_center">Healing condition</td><td class="align_center">Healing efficiency (%)</td><td class="align_center">Mechanical properties</td><td class="align_center">Ref.</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Microcapsule</td><td class="align_left">Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) polyurea formaldehyde (PUF) microcapsule</td><td class="align_center">60°C; 4 hr</td><td class="align_center">83.5</td><td class="align_center">Lap shear = 70 N</td><td class="align_center">[<a href="/journals/apt/2023/6614326/#B88" target="_blank">88</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Microcapsule</td><td class="align_left">Epoxy Polyurea formaldehyde (PUF) and polymethyl methacrylate microcapsule</td><td class="align_center">RT; 48 hr</td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">[<a href="/journals/apt/2023/6614326/#B89" target="_blank">89</a>]</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Extrinsic self-healing materials for underwater environment.</div>

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Table 2: Self-Healing Polymers Designed for Underwater Applications 