Self-Healing Materials: Principles and Technology, Second Edition provides engineers and researchers in both industry and academia the information they need to deploy self-healing technology in a range of potential applications, from adhesives to the automotive industry, and from electronics to biomedical implants. Sections discuss the principal mechanisms of self-healing and how these are applied to the development of materials that have the ability to repair themselves, either with minimal or no human intervention. In addition, the book provides a theoretical background and a review of the major research undertaken to date, providing a thorough grounding in this concept and related technology.
Other sections compare the parameters of different self-healing technological processes, such as fault detection mechanisms, methods of triggering and turning off the healing processes, the activation energy of self-healing processes, the means and methods of delivery of the healing substances to the defect locations, self-healing timescale (rate of self-healing), and the extent of self-healing (healing efficiency, recovery of properties, etc.). In addition, mathematical modeling of the processes of self-healing (molecular dynamics simulation), the morphology of healed areas, and other important topics are thoroughly discussed.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction. Lessons from Living Things2. Mechanisms of Self-healing 3. Chemical and Physical Processes Occurring During Self-healing of Polymers 4. Fault Detection Mechanisms 5. Triggering and Tuning the Healing Processes 6. Activation Energy of Self-healing 7. Means of Delivery of Healant to the Defect Location 8. Self-healing Timescale 9. Self-healing Extent10. Molecular Dynamics Simulation11. Morphology of Healing12. Selected Experimental Methods in Evaluation of Self-healing Efficiency13. Additives and Chemical Structures Used in Self-healing Technology14. Self-healing of Different Polymers15. Self-healing in Different Products
