Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications

Energetic composite materials (ECMs) are the basic materials of polymer binder explosives and composite solid propellants, which are mainly composed of explosive crystals and binders. During the manufacturing, storage and use of ECMs, the bonding surface is prone to micro/fine cracks or defects caus...

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Main Authors: Jing Yang, Zhehong Lu, Xin Zhou, Zhe Sun, Yubing Hu, Tianfu Zhang, Chao Wu, Guangpu Zhang, Wei Jiang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/1/428
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author Jing Yang
Zhehong Lu
Xin Zhou
Zhe Sun
Yubing Hu
Tianfu Zhang
Chao Wu
Guangpu Zhang
Wei Jiang
author_facet Jing Yang
Zhehong Lu
Xin Zhou
Zhe Sun
Yubing Hu
Tianfu Zhang
Chao Wu
Guangpu Zhang
Wei Jiang
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description Energetic composite materials (ECMs) are the basic materials of polymer binder explosives and composite solid propellants, which are mainly composed of explosive crystals and binders. During the manufacturing, storage and use of ECMs, the bonding surface is prone to micro/fine cracks or defects caused by external stimuli such as temperature, humidity and impact, affecting the safety and service of ECMs. Therefore, substantial efforts have been devoted to designing suitable self-healing binders aimed at repairing cracks/defects. This review describes the research progress on self-healing binders for ECMs. The structural designs of these strategies to manipulate macro-molecular and/or supramolecular polymers are discussed in detail, and then the implementation of these strategies on ECMs is discussed. However, the reasonable configuration of robust microstructures and effective dynamic exchange are still challenges. Therefore, the prospects for the development of self-healing binders for ECMs are proposed. These critical insights are emphasized to guide the research on developing novel self-healing binders for ECMs in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-009df8b370ff4a94953f0459a4140feb2023-12-02T00:43:12ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-01-0128142810.3390/molecules28010428Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material ApplicationsJing Yang0Zhehong Lu1Xin Zhou2Zhe Sun3Yubing Hu4Tianfu Zhang5Chao Wu6Guangpu Zhang7Wei Jiang8National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaScience and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang 441003, ChinaSchool of Material Science and Technology, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaNational Special Superfine Powder Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaEnergetic composite materials (ECMs) are the basic materials of polymer binder explosives and composite solid propellants, which are mainly composed of explosive crystals and binders. During the manufacturing, storage and use of ECMs, the bonding surface is prone to micro/fine cracks or defects caused by external stimuli such as temperature, humidity and impact, affecting the safety and service of ECMs. Therefore, substantial efforts have been devoted to designing suitable self-healing binders aimed at repairing cracks/defects. This review describes the research progress on self-healing binders for ECMs. The structural designs of these strategies to manipulate macro-molecular and/or supramolecular polymers are discussed in detail, and then the implementation of these strategies on ECMs is discussed. However, the reasonable configuration of robust microstructures and effective dynamic exchange are still challenges. Therefore, the prospects for the development of self-healing binders for ECMs are proposed. These critical insights are emphasized to guide the research on developing novel self-healing binders for ECMs in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/1/428energetic composite materialscracks and defectsself-healingbindersdynamic chemistry
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Zhehong Lu
Xin Zhou
Zhe Sun
Yubing Hu
Tianfu Zhang
Chao Wu
Guangpu Zhang
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Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
Molecules
energetic composite materials
cracks and defects
self-healing
binders
dynamic chemistry
title Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
title_full Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
title_fullStr Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
title_full_unstemmed Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
title_short Current Self-Healing Binders for Energetic Composite Material Applications
title_sort current self healing binders for energetic composite material applications
topic energetic composite materials
cracks and defects
self-healing
binders
dynamic chemistry
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/1/428
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