Monitoring of cure and water uptake in a freeformed epoxy resin by an embedded optical fiber

被引:16
作者
Calvert, P [1 ]
George, G [1 ]
Rintoul, L [1 ]
机构
[1] QUT, DEPT CHEM, BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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10.1021/cm950559b
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Solid freeform fabrication has been used to produce epoxy resin parts containing embedded optical fibers. By illuminating the exterior of the part, the curing of the resin and water uptake in the cured component can be monitored in the near-infrared region. The applicability of this approach to the formation of ''intelligent'' materials is discussed.
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