화학공학소재연구정보센터
Advanced Materials, Vol.24, No.3, 398-398, 2012
Autonomic Restoration of Electrical Conductivity
Self-healing of an electrical circuit is demonstrated with nearly full recovery of conductance less than one millisecond after damage. Crack damage breaks a conductive pathway in a multilayer device, interrupting electron transport and simultaneously rupturing adjacent microcapsules containing gallium-indium liquid metal (top). The released liquid metal flows to the area of damage, restoring the conductive pathway (bottom).