This review is dedicated to self-healing silicone materials, which can partially or entirely restore their original characteristics after mechanical electrical damage caused them, such as formed (micro)cracks, scratches, and cuts. The concept of materials originated from biomaterials (living tissues) capable regeneration functions (plants, human skin bones, etc.). Silicones are ones the most pr...

Direct-write printing has contributed tremendously to additive manufacturing; in particular extrusion based where it extended the range of materials for 3D and thus enabled use across many more sectors. The inks direct-write however, need careful synthesis invariably undergo extensive preparation before being able print. Hence, new ink efforts are required every time a material is be printed; t...

The commercial importance of silicone sealants and adhesives is based on their unique combination of properties that permit them to satisfy important needs in a broad variety of markets. These properties include excellent weather and thermal stability, ozone and oxidation resistance, extreme low temperature flexibility, high gas permeability, good electrical properties, physiological inertness ...

Long ago, people must have realised that clay could be used to take imprints of simple objects like a leaf, or later, a coin. Carefully withdrawing the clay gave a negative of the object or a mold in which other materials like plaster could be cast to reproduce the original. Clay is still used today to make molds, particularly to reproduce museum pieces like statues, not only because it is inex...