Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Polymer composites when employed for structural applications undergo dynamic stresses
and strains that initiate fatigue‐induced microcracks, which by their coalescence cause the …

Natural processes continuously degrade a material's performance throughout its life cycle.
An emerging class of synthetic self-healing polymers and composites possess property …

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) produces images at 500 000 times magnification and
better than 1 nm resolution to characterize inorganic and organic solid morphology, surface …

Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) laminates are widely used in the automotive and
marine industries such as auto bodies and boat hulls. Decreasing the weight and improving …

Self-healing polymers have been considered to be a key course of the smart materials [1À3].
They have been applied in a wide range of applications such as membranes [4À6], coating …

The utilization areas of composite materials are increasing day by day. However, these
materials are difficult and expensive to manufacture. In addition, since they are thermoset …

Self-healing carbon fiber reinforced plastics have been developed through the deposition of
poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid)(EMAA) nanoparticles on the fiber surface, by …

Materiais com mecanismo de autorreparo oferecem um grande potencial para novos
desenvolvimentos científicos e tecnológicos. Esta é uma área de pesquisa com grandes …