Self-healing Materials

SELF-HEALING MATERIALS: FUNDAMENTALS, DESIGN STRATEGIES, AND APPLICATIONS Introduction Definition of Self-Healing Design Strategies Applications SELF-HEALING POLYMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITES Introduction and the State of the Art Preparation and Characterization of the Self-Healing Agent Consisting of Microencapsulated Epoxy and Latent Curing Agent Mechanical Performance and Fracture Toughness of Self-Healing Epoxy Evaluation of the Self-Healing Woven Glass Fabric/Epoxy Laminates SELF-HEALING IONOMERS Introduction Ionomer Background Self-Healing of Ionomers Other Ionomer Studies Self-Healing Ionomer Composites SELF-HEALING ANTICORROSION COATINGS Introduction Reflow-Based and Self-Sealing Coatings Self-Healing Coating-Based Active Corrosion Protection SELF-HEALING PROCESSES IN CONCRETE Introduction State of the Art Self-Healing Research at Delft Self-Healing Research at Cardiff A View to the Future SELF-HEALING OF SURFACE CRACKS IN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS Introduction Fracture Manner of Ceramics History Mechanism Composition and Structure Valid Conditions Crack-Healing Effect New Structural Integrity Method Advanced Self-Crack Healing Ceramics SELF-HEALING OF METALLIC MATERIALS: SELF-HEALING OF CREEP CAVITY AND FATIGUE CAVITY/CRACK Introduction Self-Healing of Creep Cavity in Heat Resisting Steels Self-Healing of Fatigue Damage PRINCIPLES OF SELF-HEALING IN METALS AND ALLOYS: AN INTRODUCTION Introduction Liquid-Based Healing Mechanism Healing in the Solid State: Precipitation-Assisted Self-Healing Metals MODELING SELF-HEALING OF FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER - MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH DISTRIBUTED DAMAGE Introduction Damage Model Healing Model Damage and Plasticity Identification Healing Identification Damage and Healing Hardening Verification

Dr. Swapan Kumar Ghosh is Research Engineer at Arcelor Innovation R & D, OCAS N.V. in Zelzate, Belgium, since 2002. His research work focuses on polymer synthesis by emulsion polymerizations, microencapsulation, organic-inorganic hybrids, nanoparticle and nanotechnology, conductive polymers and combinatorial coating technology.

He obtained his Ph.D. in 2000 in Polymer Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, then spent two postdoc years at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Polymer Chemistry Department and Laboratory of Coating Technology, respectively.

Apart from various other awards and scholarships, he received the first prize in the national essay competition of the Indian Thermal Analysis Society , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India and obtained a Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Government Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1999.

"The book is notable for its value as a consulting text for graduate students. Advanced graduates will be tempted to pursue fundamental studies in self-healing materials." (Current Engineering Practice, 2010) “The editor is to be congratulated for a comprehensive gathering of international reviews." (Materials World, August 2009) "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)

"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)