Self-healing concrete (SHC) has received a tremendous attention due to its advanced ability of automatic crack detection and crack repairing compared to the standard concrete. Two main approaches which considered as to-date self-healing mechanisms are autogenous and autonomous healing. In the past several years, the effort of the research has been focused on experimental works instead of numeri...

Abstract Concrete is a well-known versatile material, and its application very common in most structures. performance high compression but low tensile strength, this leads to the appearance of microcracks when structure bears designed loading. Such ignored, leaves vulnerable attacks such as seepage water, chlorides, other materials that lead reduction performance, extreme cases failure structur...

The concept of self-healing dielectric polymers has been heatedly discussed, with the expectation high damage resistance and longer service time. However, there is still a lack analysis on competitive relationship between electrical degradation self-healing. authors discussed this in two stages: design strategies operation polymers. Since requirements for excellent insulating or mechanical prop...

Human and mouse skin accumulate senescent cells in both the epidermis and dermis during aging. When chronically present, senescent cells are thought to enhance the age-dependent deterioration of the skin during extrinsic and intrinsic aging. However, when transiently present, senescent cells promote optimal wound healing. Here, we review recent studies on how senescent cells and the senescence-...

The growing complexity of distributed systems makes it more and more difficult to manage them. Therefore, it is necessary that such systems will be able to adapt autonomously to their environment. They should be characterised by so-called self-x properties such as self-configuration or self-healing. The autonomous detection of failures in distributed environments is a crucial part for developin...

Abstract Concrete structures suffer from cracking that leads to deterioration and shortening of service life. This is very critical for underwater structures, i.e., immersed bridge piles, tunnel or submerged floating tunnels, which are consistently susceptible ingress harmful ions (chloride, sulphate carbonate ions). Autonomous healing concrete cracks can be beneficial assure durability perform...

MAX phase materials are emerging as attractive engineering materials in applications where the material is exposed to severe thermal and mechanical conditions in an oxidative environment. The Ti2AlC MAX phase possesses attractive thermomechanical properties even beyond a temperature of 1000 K. An attractive feature of this material is its capacity for the autonomous healing of cracks when opera...