Wolfgang H. Binder Libros

Self-healing is a well-known phenomenon in nature: a broken bone merges after some time and if skin is damaged, the wound will stop bleeding and heals again. This concept can be mimicked in order to create polymeric materials with the ability to regenerate after they have suffered degradation or wear. Already realized applications are used in aerospace engineering, and current research in this fascinating field shows how different self-healing mechanisms proven successful by nature can be adapted to produce even more versatile materials. The book combines the knowledge of an international panel of experts in the field and provides the reader with chemical and physical concepts for self-healing polymers, including aspects of biomimetic processes of healing in nature. It shows how to design self-healing polymers and explains the dynamics in these systems. Different self-healing concepts such as encapsulated systems and supramolecular systems are detailed. Chapters on analysis and friction detection in self-healing polymers and on applications round off the book.

Highest Impact Factor of all publications ranked by ISI within Polymer Science Short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned experts Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years The electronic version is available free of charge for standing order customers at: springer. com/series/12/

The articles in this volume focus on polymer synthesis, polymer physics, polymer materials and analysis, and engineering, providing an insight into modern aspects of polymer chemistry. The related topics of biomedical science and nanotechnology are also covered.