Cracks, microcracks and fracture in polymer structures: Formation, detection, autonomic repair

Centre for Materials and Microsystems, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, via Sommarive 18, I-38123 Trento, Italy Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innrain 36, Innsbruck, Austria c School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium e Laborarory of Bio-Inspired and Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, via Mesiano 77, I-38123 Trento, Italy f School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, United Kingdom