1. Introduction. Lessons from Living Things2. Mechanisms of Self-healing 3. Chemical and Physical Processes Occurring During Self-healing of Polymers 4. Fault Detection Mechanisms 5. Triggering and Tuning the Healing Processes 6. Activation Energy of Self-healing 7. Means of Delivery of Healant to the Defect Location 8. Self-healing Timescale 9. Self-healing Extent10. Molecular Dynamics Simulation11. Morphology of Healing12. Selected Experimental Methods in Evaluation of Self-healing Efficiency13. Additives and Chemical Structures Used in Self-healing Technology14. Self-healing of Different Polymers15. Self-healing in Different Products
George Wypych has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His professional expertise includes both university teaching (full professor) and research and development. He has published 18 books, 47 scientific papers, and he has obtained 16 patents. He specializes in polymer additives, polymer processing and formulation, material durability and the development of sealants and coatings.