Amendola V., Meneghetti M. Self-Healing at the Nanoscale: Mechanisms and Key Concepts of Natural and Artificial Systems

Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2012. — 473 p. — ISBN: 1439854734A complete panorama of self-healing strategies, Self-Healing at the Nanoscale: Mechanisms and Key Concepts of Natural and Artificial Systems focuses on the development of new nanoscale self-healing systems, from general concepts to physical chemical mechanisms. With a special emphasis on key concepts, strategies, and mechanisms at the atomic, molecular, and nanometric scales, this book is made up of three parts:
Natural Self-Healing Systems covers paradigmatic self-repair systems developed by nature in living organisms
Artificial Self-Healing Systems describes various materials whose structures have been engineered at the micro- or nanoscale to obtain self-repair ability
Frontiers of Self-Healing Systems includes contributions on systems studied in recent years that have shown potential for developing or inspiring new self-healing nanomaterials
The development of self-healing systems, especially concerning materials and the nanoscale, is a nascent yet appealing topic for scientists in fields ranging from engineering to biology. Self-Healing at the Nanoscale provides a broad view of the concepts, mechanisms, and types of self-healing systems at the nanoscale, forming a guide to the field and inspiring the development of self-healing systems for the future.Natural Self-Healing Systems
Keeping.the.Green.World.Alive:.The.Repair.Cycle.of Photosystem.II
Regeneration.of.11-cis-Retinal.in.the.Retinoid.Visual.Cycle
Biological.Repair.Mechanisms:.A Short.Overview
Artificial Self-Healing Systems
Self-Healing.of.Gold.Nanoparticles.during.Laser.Irradiation:. An.Embryonic.Case.of.“Systems.Nanotechnology”
Self-Healing.in.Two-Dimensional.Supramolecular.Structures: Utilizing Thermodynamic Driving Forces
Pursuit.of.Long-Lasting.Oxygen-Evolving.Catalysts.for.Artificial.Photosynthesis:.Self-Healing.Materials.and Molecular-Reinforced.Structures
Dynamic.Self-Assembly.of.Nanoscale.Components.for Solar Energy.Conversion
Self-Healing.Nanocomposites:.Role.and.Activation. of Inorganic Moieties.and.Hybrid.Nanophases
Thermoreversibility.in.Polymeric.Systems: Chemical and Physical.Aspects
Self-Repairing.by.Damage-Triggered.Smart.Containers
Self-Healing.Process.in.Glassy.Materials
Basic.Principles.of.Self-Healing.in.Polymers,.Ceramics, Concrete,.and.Metals.
Frontiers of Self-Healing at the Nanoscale
Design.of.a.Repair-and-Go.System.for.Site-Specific. Healing at the.Nanoscale.
Autopoietic.Self-Reproduction.as.a.Distinctive
Feature.of.Structural.and.Dynamic.Organization.in.Microcompartment Systems: From.Self-Assembled Micelles.to.Synthetic.Cells
Molecular.Motors.and.Self-Healing.at.the.Neuromuscular. Synapse
Fault-Tolerant.Approach.to.the.Configuration.of.Programmable. Logic.at.the.Nanoscale