We have presented a series of recent results related to the various self-healing concepts and systems. Research of self-healing materials is an active and exciting field, with an increasing number of articles published every year. This research covers a wide spectrum of different materials and methods such as healing of concrete structures using embedded glass fibres and the more recent work on healing using shape memory alloy wires in a polymer composite, and/or the use of a multidimensional microvascular network for the healing applications.

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Inspec keywords: glass fibre reinforced plastics; intelligent materials; shape memory effects; carbon nanotubes

Other keywords: glass fibres; multidimensional microvascular network; C; concrete; shape memory alloy wires; carbon nanotubes; microencapsulation; self-healing materials; self-healing polymers; hollow fibres

Subjects: Intelligent materials; Surface treatment and degradation of composites; Deformation, plasticity and creep; Preparation of reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites; Deformation and plasticity; Preparation of graphene and graphene-related materials, intercalation compounds, and diamond