Biomimetic reliability strategies for self-healing vascular networks in engineering materials.

ABSTRACT: Self-healing via a vascular network is an active research topic, with several recent publications reporting the application and optimization of these systems. This work represents the first consideration of the probable failure modes of a self-healing system as a driver for network design. The critical failure modes of a proposed self-healing system based on a vascular network were identified via a failure modes, effects and criticality analysis and compared to those of the human circulatory system. A range of engineering and biomimetic design concepts to address these critical failure modes is suggested with minimum system mass the overall design driver for high-performance systems. Plant vasculature has been mimicked to propose a segregated network to address the risk of fluid leakage. T

SUBMITTER: Williams HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2607457 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature