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SUMMARY:BP-ICAM Webinar: Polymers with Biologically-Inspired Autonomous F
 unctions
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DESCRIPTION:Professor Nancy Sottos\, the Donald B. Willet Professor of En
 gineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, will deliver 
 the fourth BP-ICAM webinar of the year on polymers with biologically-ins
 pired autonomous functions.\n\nAbstract:\nThe lifecycle of plastics\, li
 ke other engineering materials\, encompasses the extraction of essential
  raw materials\, synthesis and processing of the necessary polymer build
 ing blocks\, manufacturing into a product for a desired use or function\
 , eventual degradation or damage during service\, and ultimately disposa
 l or recycling. \nPolymeric and polymer based composite materials are de
 signed and manufactured to be as robust as possible for a given applicat
 ion\, but exposure to unpredictable chemical\, thermal\, and mechanical 
 loading environments leads to stochastic\, defect-driven degradation. In
  many applications\, damage is difficult to detect through routine inspe
 ction\, repair is nearly impossible\, and failure is inevitable. \nPolym
 eric materials programmed with biologically inspired autonomous function
 s to protect from and limit damage\, or even reverse damage and regenera
 te in response to environmental stress\, offer one possible route to exp
 and the material lifecycle and create products with increased reliabilit
 y and reduced waste. \nThis webinar will describe recent developments in
  self-protection to guard against environmental factors such as mechanic
 al stress\, chemical corrosion\, or extreme temperatures\; self-reportin
 g capabilities to ensure that loss in performance caused by a specific e
 vent is registered and communicated\; and self-healing to recover struct
 ural performance once the system has been damaged. \nIn cases where dama
 ge has resulted in the physical displacement of mass\, such as chipping\
 , puncture\, impact\, restoration of performance may require complete re
 generation. The practical application of these systems still faces chall
 enges but polymeric materials with autonomous functions are on the horiz
 on and promise enhanced\, safer and more efficient performance.\n\nSign 
 up for free on Eventbrite: \n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bp-icam-we
 binar-polymers-with-biologically-inspired-autonomous-functions-tickets-2
 6819110682
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