Truly self-healing materials have the capability to repair themselves when they are damaged without the need for any external intervention. Self-healing systems based on microencapsulated healing agents developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were initially developed with polymerized resins and reinforced polymer composites as the intended applications (1). In this paper, we discuss the principles that emerged in the design of these self-healing systems and how they are presently used in design and optimization of self-healing systems for industrial and marine protective coatings.

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Self-healing, Protective coatings, Coatings, Materials, Microcapsules, Coating damage, Epoxy coatings, Polymers, Corrosion protection, Catalysts, Thermoset coatings, Damage, Resins
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2011
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