Self-healing Materials

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

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)