Self-Repairing Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Self-repairing composite materials are a class of new emerging materials having the ability to heal/repair themselves by mimicking the self-healing functionality that is observed in many living organisms. In comparison to traditional materials, self-repairing materials display the extraordinary ability of self-repair when subjected to failure through fracture/fatigue. Self-repairing composite materials with imperative self-repairing effects are expected to result in the incorporation of a number of merits, as well as in resolving the traditional problems of polymers and their respective composite materials. In order to be considered as a self-repairing material, it must have certain properties, such as the ability to automatically repair materials; ability to repair damage to materials multiple times; ability to heal materials with defects of any size; reduced maintenance costs; exhibit better or equal performance in comparison to traditional materials and should be more economic compared to presently-used materials

This Special Issue of the Journal of Composites Science invites innovative contributions in terms of research articles, reviews, communications, and letters from around the globe. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, structure and chemistry of self-repairing composites materials; processing; properties, characterization; functionalization; and applications ranging from automotive to aerospace.

Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Dr. Hamed  Yazdani Nezhad
Guest Editors

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