https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp Made with a quick smile en-us 2020-10-19 15:59:22 UTC 2025-10-02 17:45:19 UTC hello@padlet.com alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841639638 Self-healing polymers are man-made polymers that have the ability to repair themselves from cuts or tears. This extends the lifetime of the material. 

Source: https://edu.rsc.org/feature/the-chemistry-of-self-healing-polymers/2020246.article#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20ideal%20reaction%20for%20self%2Dhealing.&text=The%20self%2Dhealing%20materials%20were,beam%20geometry%20(Fig%203).]]> 2020-10-19 16:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841639638 alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841651733 Self Healing polymers are made from DCPD, which is a very reactive chemical. DCPD is a reactive diluent, and an important ingredient in creating the self healing polymers.
Sources: http://polymerdatabase.com/Polymer%20Brands/DCPD.html
https://romeorim.com/dcpd/]]> 2020-10-19 16:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841651733 alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841668856 Crude Oil is a naturally occurring petroleum product, and is a type of fossil fuel. DCPD is made from heating crude oil and other resources. This oil is used to produce usable products, including petrochemicals.
Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/crude-oil.asp]]> 2020-10-19 16:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841668856 alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841685386 Hydrogen is a chemical element, and the lightest material in the table of elements. Crude oil is partially made from Hydrogen. It is also the most plentiful substance in the universe.

Source:https://www.howden.com/en-us/articles/pcog/where-does-crude-oil-come-from#:~:text=Crude%20oil%20is%20a%20naturally,tiny%20spaces%20within%20sedimentary%20rocks.]]> 2020-10-19 16:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841685386 alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841705026 Crude oil is also made from carbon atoms. Carbon is non metallic chemical element. It is not particularly abundant, but it forms more compounds than all of the other elements combined.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/carbon-chemical-element]]> 2020-10-19 16:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841705026 alexa_foukarakis https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841737329 Self healing polymers are made from Grubbs Catalyst, which is an olefin metathesis. There are two generations of this catalyst, and it was named after Robert Grubbs. This catalyst is often used to create synthetic materials.
Source: http://www.3dchem.com/grubbs.asp]]> 2020-10-19 16:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa_foukarakis/y04vd0jf3uw5yetp/wish/841737329