Self-Healing Materials
Materials capable of autonomous or triggered repair of damage.
Cold sintering as an enabler for self-healing ceramics: A perspective on sustainable, damage-tolerant materials
A perspective argues that cold sintering can enable self-healing ceramic architectures and even in-field repair, potentially reducing energy-intensive processing while improving damage tolerance.
Performance of Autogenous and Autonomous Self-Healing Concrete
This study analyzes autogenous and autonomous self-healing concrete methods, highlighting their effectiveness, costs, and environmental impacts.
Current 3D Printing and Developed 4D Printing Technologies in Dentistry
The record reviews how 4D printing with stimuli-responsive smart materials could enable adaptive, time-evolving dental devices, though translation to routine practice still needs further research.
Emerging Self-Healing Concrete Systems: Improving the Durability and Damage Resistance of Reinforced Concrete through Self-Healing Systems
Self-healing concrete systems can enhance durability and sustainability in construction by autonomously repairing cracks.
In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigation of Flexural and Interlaminar Failure Mechanisms in Carbon Nanotube‐Reinforced Shape Memory Polymer Composites
In situ SEM shows that CNT-reinforced shape memory polymer composites fail via distinct, architecture-dependent mechanisms, with buckypaper interleaves improving Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness.
Self-healing 2D material composites for intelligent smart bandages: Multiphysics simulation and AI-enabled wound assessment
A study on self-healing 2D material composite bandages, combining multiphysics simulation with AI-enabled wound assessment.
4D Printing in Biomedical Implants and Functional Healthcare Devices
A review of biomedical 4D printing that links stimuli-responsive material platforms to programmed, time-dependent actuation for implants, drug delivery, and adaptive wearables.
Industrial Testing of Asphalt Concrete Modified by Capsules for Self-Healing
This study demonstrates the effectiveness of AR-polymer capsules in enhancing the self-healing properties of asphalt concrete.
Self-Healing Concrete Incorporating Bacterial Spores for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Self-healing concrete incorporating bacterial spores shows significant potential for enhancing durability and sustainability in infrastructure.
Lactobacilli in Material Science: Sustainable Biopolymers and Self-Healing Technologies
Lactobacilli-based biofabrication is presented as a route to biodegradable biopolymers, self-repairing concrete, and antimicrobial coatings.
Mechanical Properties, Self-Healing Characteristics, and Chloride-Ion Penetration Resistance of Cement-Free Composites Incorporating Aluminosilicate Material-Based Capsules
Cement-free alkali-activated composites containing aluminosilicate capsules show improved self-healing-related strength recovery and substantially better chloride-ion penetration resistance.
Development and in vitro evaluation of borax cross-linked tamarind seed polysaccharide hydrogel films as an antioxidant and self-healing material for wound healing
A borax-cross-linked tamarind seed polysaccharide hydrogel film shows antioxidant activity and rapid self-healing, with in vitro hemocompatibility for wound dressing use.
Reinforcing Shape Memory Polymers With Reclaimed Carbon Fibers: Toward Sustainable and Functional Smart Composites
Reclaimed carbon fibers can be upcycled into shape-memory polymer composites that improve strength and enable faster thermal, hot-water, and electro-activated recovery, especially with longer fibers.
Smart insulating material with UV-triggered self-healing and aggregation-induced emission-based damage visualization via microcapsules
A smart insulating material uses UV to trigger self-healing and employs microcapsules with aggregation-induced emission to visualize damage.
Application of alginate-based epoxy microcapsule in self-healing concrete
A novel alginate-based microcapsule system enables autonomous crack healing in concrete, enhancing durability and structural integrity.
Mechanical Properties of Self-Healing Concrete with Dawson Microcapsule
This study investigates the mechanical properties of self-healing concrete using Dawson microcapsules to enhance durability and reduce cracking.
4D Printing of Self‐Immolative Polymers
This study introduces self-immolative polymers for 4D printing, enabling dynamic material transformations in response to stimuli.
4D printing for crack trapping and adaptive damage-tolerant structures
A review synthesizes how 4D printing can enable crack trapping and damage-tolerant behavior through smart, metamaterial-based self-sensing and time-dependent shape change.
Chemically crosslinked flexible polymer phase change material with self-healing, self-adaptive, and shape-memory properties for thermal interface applications
A chemically crosslinked flexible polymer phase-change material is described as having self-healing, self-adaptive, and shape-memory behavior for thermal interface use.
HGX: Un Material Cuántico Regenerativo Autorreparable y Multifuncional para una nueva era Tecnológica
HGX is presented as a multifunctional, self-healing quantum-regenerative material claimed to improve batteries, optical fibers, quantum chips, and HL-LHC technologies.
Integrated damage sensing and self-healing in polymers and composites: Progress and opportunities
The article reviews how integrated damage sensing and self-healing can be achieved in polymers and composites, contrasting living materials with synthetic strategies and outlining opportunities to expand beyond soft polymers.
Self-Healing, Electroconductive Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications
Electroconductive, self-healing hydrogels are reviewed as wound-care biomaterials that combine electrical responsiveness with automatic repair and bioactive performance.
Validated thermal model for bacterial survival in fire-resistant self-healing concrete
A validated thermal model predicts bacterial survival in fire-resistant self-healing concrete, enhancing infrastructure longevity.
Exploring the Effect of a Cement-Based Self-Healing Additive (CS) on the Durability of Cementitious Materials
A cement-based self-healing additive (CS) improves concrete durability by refining pore structure and enabling hydration products to fill load-induced microcracks.