Forskare utvecklar plast med förmågan att självreparera

8 april, 2023 0 av Bra Nyheter

Plast med förmågan att reparera sig själv skulle bidra till att minska mängden plastskräp, låter ju toppen. Läs mer om denna innovation på länken nedan. Tänk er själva.. Bildelar, telefoner, lådor osv. Istället för att slänga så reparerar de sig själva, så slipper du köpa nytt och det blir mindre slit och släng.

In 2018, Aida and others used a substance called polyether thiourea to create a plastic material that can mend damage on its own if its fragments are pressed against each other at room temperature.

For the latest research, the team applied the same plastic material to another plastic ingredient with no self-repair function at a rate of 20 percent.

The results showed the mixed plastic can spontaneously repair itself at normal temperatures.

Researchers develop plastic with the power to self-repair | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Researchers said they have found a way to create ”self-repairing plastics” that can be used in smartphones, cars and other products and reduce the amount of waste now fouling the planet. Takuzo Aida, a chemistry professor at the University of Tokyo, and his colleagues said a tiny amount of a specialized agent mixed into ordinary plastic can automatically heal cracks and fissures.