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The book covers self-healing concepts for all important material classes and their applications: polymers, ceramics, non-metallic and metallic coatings, alloys, nanocomposites, concretes and cements, as well as ionomers.Beginning with the inspiration from biological self-healing, its mimickry and conceptual transfer into approaches for the self-repair of artificially created materials, this book explains the strategies and mechanisms for the readers' basic understanding, then covers the different material classes and suitable self-healing concepts, giving examples for their application in practical situations.As the first book in this swiftly growing research field, it is of great interest to readers from many scientific and engineering disciplines, such as physics and chemistry, civil, architectural, mechanical, electronics and aerospace engineering.
List of contents
SELF-HEALING MATERIALS: FUNDAMENTALS, DESIGN STRATEGIES, AND APPLICATIONSIntroductionDefinition of Self-HealingDesign StrategiesApplicationsSELF-HEALING POLYMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITESIntroduction and the State of the ArtPreparation and Characterization of the Self-Healing Agent Consisting of Microencapsulated Epoxy and Latent Curing AgentMechanical Performance and Fracture Toughness of Self-Healing EpoxyEvaluation of the Self-Healing Woven Glass Fabric/Epoxy LaminatesSELF-HEALING IONOMERSIntroductionIonomer BackgroundSelf-Healing of IonomersOther Ionomer StudiesSelf-Healing Ionomer CompositesSELF-HEALING ANTICORROSION COATINGSIntroductionReflow-Based and Self-Sealing CoatingsSelf-Healing Coating-Based Active Corrosion ProtectionSELF-HEALING PROCESSES IN CONCRETEIntroductionState of the ArtSelf-Healing Research at DelftSelf-Healing Research at CardiffA View to the FutureSELF-HEALING OF SURFACE CRACKS IN STRUCTURAL CERAMICSIntroductionFracture Manner of CeramicsHistoryMechanismComposition and StructureValid ConditionsCrack-Healing EffectNew Structural Integrity MethodAdvanced Self-Crack Healing CeramicsSELF-HEALING OF METALLIC MATERIALS: SELF-HEALING OF CREEP CAVITY AND FATIGUE CAVITY/CRACKIntroductionSelf-Healing of Creep Cavity in Heat Resisting SteelsSelf-Healing of Fatigue DamagePRINCIPLES OF SELF-HEALING IN METALS AND ALLOYS: AN INTRODUCTIONIntroductionLiquid-Based Healing MechanismHealing in the Solid State: Precipitation-Assisted Self-Healing MetalsMODELING SELF-HEALING OF FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER - MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH DISTRIBUTED DAMAGEIntroductionDamage ModelHealing ModelDamage and Plasticity IdentificationHealing IdentificationDamage and Healing HardeningVerification
About the author
Swapan K. Ghosh received his Ph.D in 2000 from the Indian Institute of Technology, India. His thesis was based on the synthesis and structure-property relationship of elastomeric ionomers. Following a PostDoc position at the Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, he joined (2002) as a Research Engineer at ArcelorMittal R& D Industry Gent, Belgium. He managed and coordinated both industrial and governmental (funded) projects in the field of coatings as well as knowledge development on new coatings related ideas for metallic substrates especially for steel. Since May 2008 he has been appointed as the director of Procoat India.
Summary
Mit der Natur als Vorbild entwickelt sich eine neue Technik der Herstellung von selbstheilenden Materialien, inbesondere von künstlich gefertigten Oberflächen. Die grundlegende Theorie hierzu wird zum Einstieg in das Gebiet um praxisnahe Beispiele ergänzt.
Report
"Ghosh has assembled a selection of chapters that will catalyze future researchers to pursue fundamental studies in self-healing materials; the goals are rich for societal impact and intertwined in the fundamental concepts of chemical structure and physical characterization. This text will stay on the office shelf for a long time." (Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, March 2009)
