Development of multifunctional polymer composites with self-healing capability

Production of novel multifunctional polymer composites possessing robust interfacial adhesion and thermal or electro-activated self-healing capability, to be applied in structural applications requiring an extended service life.

Publication: D. Perin, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti. Thermoplastic Self-Healing Polymer Blends for Structural Composites: development of Polyamide 6 and Cyclic Olefinic Copolymer Blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 140 (16) (2023) e53751.

Publication: D. Perin, H. Mahmood, D. Rigotti, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti. Novel epoxy/cyclic olefin copolymer/carbon structural composites with electro-activated self-healing properties, Polymer Composites 44 (2023) 5173-5187.

Publication: L. Simonini, H. Mahmood, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti. Evaluation of the self-healing capability of a polycaprolactone interphase in epoxy/glass composites, Composites A 169 (2023) 107539.

Publication: D. Perin, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti. Compatibilization of Polyamide 6/Cyclic Olefinic Copolymer blends for the development of multifunctional thermoplastic composites with self-healing capability, Materials 17 (2024) 1880.

Publication: L. Simonini, R. Canale, H. Mahmood, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti. Multifunctional epoxy/carbon composites with a fully reparable interface, Polymer Composites 45 (2024) 2558-2568.

Publication: M. Coser, D. Perin, G. Fredi, L. Aliotta, V. Gigante, A. Lazzeri, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti, Self-healing of polyamide 6/COC/carbon fiber composites under quasi-static, impact, and fatigue conditions, Composites Science and Technology 268 (2025) 111213.

Publication: D. Perin, L. Botta, D. Rigotti, A. Dorigato, G. Fredi, A. Pegoretti, Tuning the compatibilizer content and healing temperature in thermally mendable polyamide 6/cyclic olefinic copolymer blends, Polymers 17 (2025) 280.

Publication: L. Simonini, M. Kakkonen, R. Dsouza, M. Kanerva, H. Mahmood, A. Dorigato, A. Pegoretti, Tailoring the interfacial properties of glass fiber-epoxy microcomposites through the development of a self-healing poly(ϵ-caprolactone) coating, Composites Science and Technology 261 (2025) 110991.

Publication: D. Perin, G. Fredi, P. Russo, A. Pegoretti, A. Dorigato, Intrinsic self-healing of polyamide 6/carbon fiber thermoplastic laminates, Composites: Part A 201 (2026) 109393.

• Reference person: Andrea Dorigato

• DII members: Davide Perin (PhD), Laura Simonini (post-doc), Alessandro Pegoretti, Haroon Mahmood, Daniele Rigotti (post-doc), Alessandro Sorze (post-doc)