| Abstract: | Even though the field of self‐healing is rarely known so far – self healing materials are already present at our market. Nevertheless just due to modern scientific concepts we are now able to understand the basic mechanistic steps in a more detailed way. Further progress on this field will open access to materials with a wide range of adjustable properties. Therefore, applications of such self healing materials are not limited – assuming the market‐price is competitive and the elongated lifetime delivers an appropriate advantage. Already demonstrated for concrete and clear coatings for cars, the investigations done so far have generated materials with improved properties and prolonged durability. |
