Self-Healing Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 February 2023) | Viewed by 5603
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Interests: quantum and computational chemistry; inorganic and coordination chemistry; organometallic chemistry; organic chemistry; catalysis; non-covalent interactions; machine learning and artificial intelligence in chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Self-healing polymers is one of the most cutting-edge topics in modern materials science. Self-healing polymers are special class of materials, which can heal the internal defects/cracks or damage generated in any matrix and can rebuild the mechanical properties (e.g., tensile strength) of the cracked part through an autonomic healing process. Such smart substances often have promising mechanical, thermal, optical, and biomimetic properties.
The following modern directions in the development of self-healing polymers could be noted: cross-linked polymers, polymerization of multifunctional monomers, thiol-based polymers, poly(urea-urethane), vitrimers, microcapsule healing, 1D, 2D and 3D vascular based polymeric systems, hollow tube polymers, discrete channels and interconnected networks in polymers, carbon nanotube networks, sacrificial thread stitching, self-healing coatings, self-healing cementitious materials, self-healing ceramics, self-healing metals, self-healing organic dyes, self-healing of ice, bio-based healing.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight and review modern trends and attract the attention of the scientific community to the problem of self-healing polymers. All types of papers (reviews, mini-reviews, full papers, short communications, technical notes, highlights, etc.) are welcome for consideration.
Dr. Alexander S. Novikov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- self-healing
- polymers
- elastomers
- ceramics
- carbon nanotubes
- coatings
- biomimetic materials
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