Self-Healing Materials
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Hager, Martin D.; Greil, Peter; Leyens, Christoph; van der Zwaag, Sybrand; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- Self-healing materials are able to partially or completely heal damage infl icted
on them, e.g. , crack formation; it is anticipated that the original functionality
can be restored. This article covers the design and generic principles of selfhealing
materials through a wide range of different material classes including
metals, ceramics, concrete, and polymers. Recent key developments and
future challenges in the fi eld of self-healing materials are summarised, and
generic, fundamental material-independent principles and mechanism are
discussed and evaluated.
- Year:
- 2010
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Advanced Materials
- Volume:
- 22
- Pages:
- 5424 - 5430