Healable polymer systems : fundamentals, synthesis and applications / edited by Barnaby W. Greenland, Wayne Hayes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenland, Barnaby W., editor.

Hayes, Wayne, editor.

Series:

RSC polymer chemistry series

Polymer chemistry series 2044-0804 ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polymers--Mechanical properties.

Polymers.

Polymers--Deterioration.

Self-healing materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2025]

Summary:

In the decade since the 1st Edition, healable polymeric materials have moved on from being a chemical curiosity to having useful applications across a broad range of fields. This 2nd Edition is fully revised with new sections on current and future applications in the following chapters: i) Reversible Covalent Bond Formation as a Strategy for Healable Polymer Networks; ii) Healable Supramolecular Polymeric Materials and iii) Encapsulation-based Self-healing Polymers and Composites. Polymers are used in many everyday technologies and their degradation due to environmental exposure has led to great interest in materials which can heal and repair themselves. In order to design new self healing polymers it's important to understand the fundamental healing mechanisms behind the material. Healable Polymer Systems outlines the key concepts and mechanisms underpinning the design and processing of healable polymers, and indicates potential directions for progress in the future development and applications of these fascinating and potentially valuable materials. Written by leading experts, the book provides polymer scientists with a compact and readily accessible source of reference for healable polymer systems.

Contents:

Healable polymeric materials

Encapsulation-based self-healing polymers and composites

Reversible covalent bond formation as a strategy for healable polymer networks

Supramolecular healable materials

Thermodynamics of self-healing and their application in polymeric materials.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Knovel, viewed May 6, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Healable polymer systems.

ISBN:

9781837673544

1837673543

9781837673537

1837673535

OCLC:

1541831773

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license