Episode 14: Self-Healing Rubber

What if materials could heal like we do? In this episode, we dive in to the science behind self-healing polymer materials, explore different approaches to polymers design, and peer into what the future may hold. Whether you are interested in soft-robotics, re-useable textiles, or just curious how a material could repair itself - this is the episode for you!

Articles Discussed:

• 2008 Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles [LINK]
• 2012 Chen and coworkers UC Irvine [LINK]
• 2013 Rahman and coworkers University of Brescia and Polytechnic of Milan [LINK]
• 2015 Das and coworkers Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, & § Technische Universität Dresden [LINK]
• 2016 Xu and coworkers Guangxi University and South China University of Technology [LINK]
• 2017 Weitz group Harvard University [LINK]

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Materialism Team: Taylor Sparks (co-creator, co-host, production), Andrew Falkowski (co-creator, cohost, production), Jared Duffy (production, marketing, and editing).

Keywords: polymers self-healing rubber

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