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Self-Healing Materials

  1. Martin D. Hager1,5,*,
  2. Peter Greil2,
  3. Christoph Leyens3,
  4. Sybrand van der Zwaag4,5,
  5. Ulrich S. Schubert1,5,*

Article first published online: 13 SEP 2010

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201003036

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 22, Issue 47, pages 5424–5430, December 14, 2010

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Hager, M. D., Greil, P., Leyens, C., van der Zwaag, S. and Schubert, U. S. (2010), Self-Healing Materials. Adv. Mater., 22: 5424–5430. doi: 10.1002/adma.201003036

Author Information

  1. 1

    Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena (Germany)

  2. 2

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen (Germany)

  3. 3

    Institute of Materials Science, Technical University Dresden, 01062 Dresden (Germany)

  4. 4

    Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Fundamentals of Advanced Materials, Technical University Delft, 2629 HS Delft (The Netherlands)

  5. 5

    Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), 5600 AX Eindhoven (The Netherlands)

*Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena (Germany).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 DEC 2010
  2. Article first published online: 13 SEP 2010

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Keywords:

  • Self-healing material;
  • Remendable material;
  • Self-healing polymer;
  • Self-healing ceramic;
  • Self-healing metal

Abstract

Self-healing materials are able to partially or completely heal damage inflicted 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 self-healing materials through a wide range of different material classes including metals, ceramics, concrete, and polymers. Recent key developments and future challenges in the field of self-healing materials are summarised, and generic, fundamental material-independent principles and mechanism are discussed and evaluated.

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