Self‐Healing Engineering Ceramics with Oxidation‐Induced Crack Repair
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.201901121
Abstract: Engineering ceramics capable of restoring damage‐induced surface cracking may achieve enhanced reliability and longer lifetime at high temperature applications compared with nonhealing ceramics. Selection of healing agents dispersed in ceramic matrix composites which upon oxidation… read more here.
Keywords: healing engineering; oxidation; engineering ceramics; engineering ... See more keywords
Sunlight‐Activated Self‐Healing Polymer Coatings
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.201901223
Abstract: UV light can cause damage to polymer coatings used in transportation, oil, and agricultural industries, requiring costly repair or replacement of the coating. Herein, a self‐healing epoxy coating is developed so that UV light activates… read more here.
Keywords: healing polymer; polymer coatings; activated self; self ... See more keywords
Self‐Healing Shape Memory PUPCL Copolymer with High Cycle Life
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201704109
Abstract: New polyurethane-based polycaprolactone copolymer networks, with shape recovery properties, are presented here. Once deformed at ambient temperature, they show 100% shape fixation until heated abov ... read more here.
Keywords: shape; shape memory; healing shape; self healing ... See more keywords
Biomimetic Materials with Multiple Protective Functionalities
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201901058
Abstract: Natural tissues possess superior material properties such as self‐healing, mechanical robustness, and mechanical gradients that allow organisms to adapt and survive in dangerous environments. Although highly desired, imparting synthetic materials with these biomimetic protective features… read more here.
Keywords: biomimetic materials; materials multiple; protective functionalities; self healing ... See more keywords
Oil‐Based Self‐Healing Barrier Coatings: To Flow and Not to Flow
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201906273
Abstract: Localized corrosion involves the selective attack of a metal at a small, exposed site. This can be particularly devastating for load‐bearing structures, which can fail catastrophically even with very little material loss. Unfortunately, local corrosion… read more here.
Keywords: localized corrosion; barrier coatings; corrosion; self healing ... See more keywords
Tacky Elastomers to Enable Tear‐Resistant and Autonomous Self‐Healing Semiconductor Composites
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202000663
Abstract: Mechanical failure of π‐conjugated polymer thin films is unavoidable under cyclic loading conditions, due to intrinsic defects and poor resistance to crack propagation. Here, the first tear‐resistant and room‐temperature self‐healable semiconducting composite is presented, consisting… read more here.
Keywords: tacky elastomers; tear resistant; autonomous self; elastomers enable ... See more keywords
Two‐Dimensional Material‐Enhanced Flexible and Self‐Healable Photodetector for Large‐Area Photodetection
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202100136
Abstract: Flexible photodetectors are fundamental elements to develop flexible/wearable systems, which can be widely used for in situ health and environmental monitoring, human–machine interacting, flexible displaying, etc. However, the degraded performance or even malfunction under severe… read more here.
Keywords: large area; photodetector; self; material ... See more keywords
A Fast Autonomous Healing Magnetic Elastomer for Instantly Recoverable, Modularly Programmable, and Thermorecyclable Soft Robots
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202101825
Abstract: Intrinsically self‐healing stretchable polymers have been intensively explored for soft robotic applications due to their mechanical compliance and damage resilience. However, their prevalent use in real‐world robotic applications is currently hindered by various limitations such… read more here.
Keywords: soft robots; autonomous healing; magnetic elastomer; self healing ... See more keywords
Self‐Healing, Robust, and Stretchable Electrode by Direct Printing on Dynamic Polyurea Surface at Slightly Elevated Temperature
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202102225
Abstract: Printed electronics on elastomer substrates have found wide applications in wearable devices and soft robotics. For everyday usage, additional requirements exist for the robustness of the printed flexible electrodes, such as the ability to resist… read more here.
Keywords: self healing; surface; printing; stretchable electrode ... See more keywords
Rugged Soft Robots using Tough, Stretchable, and Self‐Healable Adhesive Elastomers
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202103097
Abstract: Soft robots are susceptible to premature failure from physical damages incurred within dynamic environments. To address this, we report an elastomer with high toughness, room temperature self‐healing, and strong adhesiveness, allowing both prevention of damages… read more here.
Keywords: self healable; robotics; soft robots; self ... See more keywords
A Puncture‐Resistant and Self‐Healing Conductive Gel for Multifunctional Electronic Skin
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202107006
Abstract: Flexible electronic skins (e‐skins) play a very important role in the development of human–machine interaction and wearable devices. To fully mimic the functions of human skin, e‐skins should be able to perceive multiple external stimuli… read more here.
Keywords: conductive gel; self healing; skin; puncture resistant ... See more keywords