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Citation: Yan Yu, Zijian Wang, Hong Wu, Wei Hu. The Mystery of Self-Healing Materials: Breaking the Mirror and Restoring It[J]. University Chemistry, ;2026, 41(2): 268-272. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202501011 shu

The Mystery of Self-Healing Materials: Breaking the Mirror and Restoring It

Yan Yu ¹ ,
Zijian Wang ¹ ,
Hong Wu ^1,2,, ,
Wei Hu ^1,3,,

1.
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
2.
National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (University of Science and Technology of China), Hefei 230026, China;
3.
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

Corresponding author: Hong Wu, Wei Hu,
Received Date: 6 January 2025
Revised Date: 18 March 2025

Self-healing materials, a novel class of materials capable of repairing themselves after damage, hold immense potential for diverse applications. Through a dialogue between two university students, Dahua and Xiaoxue, this article explores the chemical principles underlying intrinsic and extrinsic self-healing mechanisms, including reversible reactions, dynamic covalent bonds, and supramolecular interactions. Additionally, it highlights the future development prospects of self-healing materials.
- Self-healing materials,
- Intrinsic approaches,
- Extrinsic approaches,
- Covalent bond,
- Supramolecular interactions
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