The invention discloses an
epoxy resin microcapsule and a preparation method thereof. The
epoxy resin microcapsule comprises a
capsule core and a
capsule wall, wherein, the
capsule core is an
epoxy resin, and the capsule wall is a composition of an aepoxy
acrylate resin, a polymerizable emulsifying agent, a crosslinking agent and an optical initiator; and the
polymerization method of the capsule wall is
ultraviolet irradiation and film forming through curing. The preparation method for the microcapsule comprises the following steps that: core materials, wall materials and an
ultraviolet initiator are added into a water solution which is dissolved with a surfactant in turn under the condition of high-speed stirring; after an oil-in-water
emulsion system is prepared by emulsification,
ultraviolet light is immediately used for irradiating the
emulsion, and the surface compositions of oil-in-water liquid droplets undergo in-situ
polymerization and film forming through curing; a great dealof water is added for repeated
sedimentation and water scrubbing; and microcapsule products are prepared through vacuum
freeze drying of microcapsule deposits. The method has a simple technique, low
energy consumption, quick speed and
friendly environment. The capsule prepared takes the shape of a regular sphere, has good leak tightness and
heat resistance, and can be widely applied to self-repairing of self-setting thread fasteners and thermosetting resin substrate composite materials.