Microcapsule induced toughening in a self-healing polymer composite

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Self-Healing Materials Systems: Overview of Major Approaches and Recent Developed Technologies (2012, background): “have noted [46] that smaller microcapsules exhibit maximum toughening at lower concentrations; on the other hand, Rule et al.”
Retardation and repair of fatigue cracks in a microcapsule toughened epoxy composite—Part II: In situ self-healing (2005, background): “Under monotonic loading the maximum toughness with microcapsules was 127% greater than neat epoxy [8].”
Retardation and repair of fatigue cracks in a microcapsule toughened epoxy composite – Part I: Manual infiltration (2005, background): “Of relevance for the current work, the presence of liquid-filled microcapsules increases the fracture toughness of epoxy by up to 127% [17].”
A hollow fibre reinforced polymer composite encompassing self-healing and enhanced damage visibility (2005, background): “at a temperature of 80°C[16] giving a maximum healing efficiency of >70%[ 19 ].”
Effects of dual component microcapsules of resin and curing agent on the self-healing efficiency of epoxy (2013, background): “This range is due to the variation in fluid flow around the propeller and away from the propeller [33,34].”