Self-Healing at the Nanoscale: Mechanisms and Key Concepts of Natural and Artificial Systems

　　Self-healing materials can repair damage caused by their activity, similar to how biological systems heal themselves after being wounded. This book presents a general strategy and key concepts of self-healing systems, repairing mechanisms at the nanoscale, and the role of nanostructures in these systems. The text covers natural and artificial systems, including nanostructured and macroscopic systems. It also reviews a series of systems that show potential for building self-healing devices.