Self-Healing Electronic Materials for a Smart and Sustainable Future

The survivability of living organisms relies critically on their ability to self-heal from damage in unpredictable situations and environmental variability. Such abilities are most important in external facing organs such as the mammalian skin. However, the properties of bulk elemental materials are...

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Published inACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 10; no. 18; pp. 15331 - 15345
Main Authors Tan, Yu Jun, Wu, Jiake, Li, Hanying, Tee, Benjamin C. K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 09.05.2018
Subjects
polymers
devices
sustainability
self-healing
composite materials
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Summary:The survivability of living organisms relies critically on their ability to self-heal from damage in unpredictable situations and environmental variability. Such abilities are most important in external facing organs such as the mammalian skin. However, the properties of bulk elemental materials are typically unable to perform self-repair. Consequently, most conventional smart electronic devices today are not designed to repair themselves when damaged. Thus, inspired by the remarkable capability of self-healing in natural systems, smart self-healing materials are being intensively researched to mimic natural systems to have the ability to partially or completely self-repair damages inflicted on them. This exciting area of research could potentially power a sustainable and smart future.
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ISSN:1944-8244
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DOI:10.1021/acsami.7b19511