Webbing structures are widely used in engineering applications, such as inflatable space habitats, automobile safety belts, parachutes, and military helmets. Quantifying their damage due to sun exposure, and in particular ultraviolet light, is fundamental to guarantee safety and reliability of these structures.
In the new work “A photochromic nylon webbing for ultra-violet light sensing” by our Postdoc Dr. Peng Zhang, our Ph.D. students Simon Carrillo Segura and Alain Boldini, our collaborators Drs. Pasquale di Trolio and Osgar John Ohanian III, and Prof. Maurizio Porfiri, new coatings sensitive to ultraviolet light have been proposed to quantify damage in webbings associated with sunlight exposure.
Read the full paper published in Smart Materials and Structures here.