Microfluidic Devices for Structural Health Monitoring and Integrity

Abstract

Dstl and EPSRC have jointly funded a 3-year project at the University of Southampton to develop corrosion detection and monitoring systems for land, marine and aerospace structures. By combining microfluidics with new, emerging sensor technologies, this project aims to develop in-situ systems that not only detect the onset of structural corrosion, but can also assess its state and apply appropriate remediation to inhibit its progress