The ability of artificial materials to be healed efficiently, mimicking the living organisms,
exhibits a great deal of potential advantages that can revolutionise the operation and …

Inspired by naturally occurring species that allow for self-healing of nonfatal harm, self-
healing polymeric materials have been prepared and represent a component of the …

Supramolecular hydrogels formed by a host-guest interaction show self-healing properties.
The cube-shaped hydrogels with β-cyclodextrin and adamantane guest molecules mend …

In response to the marked increase in research activity and publications in multifunctional
materials and structures in the last few years, this article is an attempt to identify the topics …

Structural polymers are susceptible to damage in the form of cracks, which form deep within
the structure where detection is difficult and repair is almost impossible. Cracking leads to …

Self-healing polymers and fiber-reinforced polymer composites possess the ability to heal in
response to damage wherever and whenever it occurs in the material. This phenomenal …

Extensively updated and maintaining the high standard of the popular original, Principles of
Composite Material Mechanics, Second Edition reflects many of the recent developments in …

Engineering applications of synthetic polymers are widespread due to their availability,
processability, low density, and diversity of mechanical properties (Figure 1a). Despite their …

Polymeric structures fabricated using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) suffer from poor inter-
laminar fracture toughness. As a result, these materials exhibit only a fraction of the …

New thermoset systems based on disulfide bonds were synthesized with self-healing
capabilities. The self-healing mechanism is not related to disulfide–disulfide exchange …