The Advanced Materials Show 2019 presentation

1. Multi-functional Advanced Coatings
Paul Braun (University of Illinois & co-founder Autonomic Materials Inc.)
Bernhard Münzing (The Sixth Element)
Patrick Dodds (Hexigone Inhibitors)
Robin Francis (Keronite)
Anna Wojdyla-Cieslak (TWI Ltd)
pbraun@illinois.edu
http://braungroup.beckman.illinois.edu
July 2019

2. Autonomic Healing: Biological Response to DamageHow can we design polymers which
approach function of biological materials?
Can we mimic aspects of this in synthetic systems?
Stages of Bone Repair
1. Hematoma forms at break
2. Fibrocartilaginous callus will fill the space
3. Bony callus formed by osteoblasts.
4. Osteoblasts build new compact bone and
osteoclasts create new medullary cavity.
http://bioliscious.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
Smart Polymers (and Smart Coatings)

3. Healing Agent (DCPD)
Grubbs
Catalyst
Ru
Ph
H
PCy3
PCy3
Cl
Cl
Crosslinked
polymer network
White et al., Nature 409 (2001)
Capsule-Based Self-Healing

4.  = 90.3%
Brown, Sottos & White,
Exp Mech (2002)
Jones, et al., JRS: Interface (2006)
White, et al., Nature (2001)
Brown, Sottos & White, CST (2006)
Cho, Braun, et al., Adv. Mater. (2006)
Cho, White, Braun, Adv. Mater (2009)
Neat epoxy
Self-Healing Polymers

5. Scratch damage
Self-healing process Healed w/ polymerized PDMS
Metal substrate
Matrix
Healing
agent
catalyst
containing
microcapsule
S.-H. Cho, S. R. White, P. V. Braun, Advanced Materials, (2009).
Commercial Epoxy Ship Paint
20 mm
20 mm
Control sample
Self-healing
Self-healing coating
Self-Healing Coatings

6. Lead to Founding of Autonomic Materials Inc.
Gerald O. Wilson, Ph.D., President & CEO
▪ Globally recognized expert in self-healing technology, formulation and
product development and manufacturing
▪ Former member of the Autonomous Materials Systems Group at UIUC;
inventor/author on multiple patents and publications
Jorge Costa, PE, Chief Business Officer
▪ Corrosion expert with extensive technical, entrepreneurial and executive
business management experience in target industry segments
Grant Jones, Director of Business Development
▪ Successful track record of new product sales into the coatings, sealants
and adhesives supply chain

7. Business Summary
Proven & Patented Platform Technology
▪ Self-Healing Additives Compatible with Coatings,
Adhesives, Sealants and Composites
▪ Value Proposition Based on Extended Asset Life Times
and Reduced Maintenance & Repair Cost
▪ Extensive and Growing IP Portfolio
▪ Toll Manufacturing Model Ensures Production Capacity
Making and Selling Commercial Products
▪ Self-Healing Powder Coatings System Commercially Available
▪ First Commercial Liquid Self-Healing Coating Launched
▪ Active Product Development with Major Coatings Suppliers
and End-Users with 2019 - 2022 Target Product Launches
▪ Additional Development Work Underway in
Adhesives and Sealants Expansion Markets
Self-Healing Microcapsules
Located in Champaign, IL

8. Technology Platform & Commercial Products
Delivery Trigger Mechanism
Mechanical Chemical Trigger
→ Damage ruptures capsules
→ Core agents released into site of damage
→ Damage exposes particles
→ Basic pH facilitates release of core agents
→ Healing Agents, Reporting
Agents, Reactive Agents
Encapsulated Core

9. -5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
No better way to maintain corrosion resistance and adhesion after damage!
Standard Commercially
Available Coating
Standard Commercially
Available Coating with Self-Healing Additive
Data Mark Size is Proportional to Exposure
Time (Largest Represents 5,000 h)
Systems and Chemistries Evaluated
AdhesionLossorCreep(mm)
150%
Rating
Improvement
Average Control
Performance
(12.9 mm, rating 2)
Average Self-
Healing
Performance
(3.5 mm, rating 5
Multi-Coat Epoxy Powder
Primer-Based Systems
Multi-Coat Epoxy Zinc
Primer-Based Systems
Single Coat Zinc
Primers
Urethane
DTM
Alkyd Maintenance
Coating
Standard Epoxy
Primed Systems
Textured
Polyester
Waterborne
Epoxy
Silicone
DTM

10. Industry Recognition
Autonomic Materials, Inc. Awarded NACE Materials Performance
Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award

11. Commercial Self-Healing Products
PRODUCT
CATEGORY*
CAPSULE CORE
TECHNOLOGY
EXAMPLES OF END-
USE APPLICATIONS
AMPARMORTM
1000
Dual Capsule System
Reactive Silicone Polymers with
Ability to Cure Under Water
- Heavy Industrial Protective Coatings
- Maintenance and New Construction
- Fatigue Resistant Adhesives
AMPARMORTM
2000
Single Capsule System
Solvent-Promoted Cure
of Epoxy Resin
- Light to Heavy Duty Protective Coatings
- Powder Coatings
- Adhesives and Structural Composites
AMPARMORTM
3000
Single Capsule System
Oxygen-Initiated Cross-Linking of
Functionalized Alkyd Resins
- Industrial Maintenance Coatings
- Protective Wood and Concrete Coatings
- Automotive Undercoatings
AMPARMORTM
Plus
Additional Core Components
Enhanced Targeted Performance
- Improved Adhesion, Corrosion, Mold
and Mildew Resistance, etc.
*Available as Dry Powder or Aqueous Slurry in Sizes from 5 – 50 µm Dependent on Application

12. Moisture Cured Silicone (1000 h Salt Fog)
Coating: Moisture cure silicone
Capsule Loading: 3-10 wt.% AMPARMOR™ 1043
Substrate: CRS
Substrate Prep: light abrasion, acetone wipedown
Application Method: Drawdown
DFT: 18-20 mils
Exposure: ASTM B117, 1000h
Test: Pick back at 1000h
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
156 µm scribe 500 µm scribe
Adhesionlossfromscribe(mm)
Control 3 wt% 6 wt% 10 wt%
Control
6 wt.% 10 wt.%
3 wt.%
186
Micron
500
Micron
186
Micron
500
Micron

13. Effect of Elevated Temperature and UV Radiation
156μm
186μm
156μm
186μm
Coating: Epoxy Infrastructure Coating
Exposure Time: 1000h UV + 1250h B117
Capsule Loading: 5wt%
DFT: 8 to 10 mils (4 to 5 mils per coat)
Application Method: Conventional Spray
Test: ATSM D4587 for 1000h then ASTM B117 exposure, pressure sensitive
adhesive tape every 250h up to 1250 h, followed by scraping at the end
0
5
10
15
20
25
156μm Scribe 186μm Scribe
AdhesionLossfromScribe(mm)
Control
S2 5wt%
Performance after
1240 h of B117
Exposure
Control AMPARMORTM 2000 (5 wt.%)
Control
AMPARMORTM 2000 (5
wt.%)

14. Concluding Remarks
Performance
▪ Only true self-healing system for protective and high-performance coatings
▪ No external intervention required for effective healing response
Versatility
▪ Self-healing powder coatings system is commercially available
▪ The first commercially available liquid self-healing coating has been launched
Transportation Oil & Gas Industrial MaintenanceMachinery/Equipment
MilitaryInfrastructureAlternative Energy Consumer

15. Contact:
Gerald Wilson, PhD
gw@autonomicmaterials.com
Grant Jones
grant@autonomicmaterials.com
Autonomic Materials, Inc.
495 County Road 1300 North
Champaign, IL 61822
Phone: (217) 863-2023
www.autonomicmaterials.com

16. Innovations in Advanced Coatings
Robin Francis
(Keronite)
Patrick Dodds
(Hexigone)
Bernhard Münzing
(The Sixth Element)
Anna Wojdyla-Cieslak
(TWI Ltd)