to achieve self-healing properties. These materials can leverage the synergistic effects of different healing mechanisms, such as the release of healing agents from microcapsules embedded in a polymer ...

Self-healing coatings are advanced materials that can repair damage, such as scratches and cracks on their own. Researchers have developed an efficient method for preparing self-healing films ...

Scientists in Spain have reported the first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any intervention. The new material could be used to improve the security ...

What if we could invent materials that can repair themselves when damaged? Polymer molecules in various states – solid, melt, solution – are susceptible to covalent bond changes in response to ...

Polysiloxane materials, such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based elastomers, exhibit a self-healing capability by the ...

The coral-inspired method for CO2 capture yields high-performance materials, surpassing traditional options in strength and ...

Nanoconfinement: A Game-Changer in Hydrogel Science The key to the hydrogel’s success lies in the nanoscale confinement of polymer chains. Traditionally, self-healing in hydrogels relies on ...

powder in a self-healing solid polymer electrolyte (SH-SPE, 30 wt.%) with an aprotic dynamic bonding network. A solvent-free, ...

The self-healing ability of this hydrogel stems from the entangled polymer structure. When damaged, the polymers realign and rebind, seamlessly restoring the material. This process is comparable ...

Self-healing materials are not yet flying ... to develop the application of a water-soluble substance that becomes an insoluble polymer coating when it contacts a live wire.

Entanglement means that the thin polymer layers start to twist around ... Stiff, strong and self-healing hydrogels have long been a challenge. We have discovered a mechanism to strengthen the ...