New Plastics "Bleed" When Cut or Scratched -- and Then Heal Like Human Skin
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A new genre of plastics that mimic the human skin's ability to heal scratches and cuts offers the promise of endowing cell phones, laptops, cars and other products with self-repairing surfaces, scientists reported today. The team's lead researcher described the plastics, which change color to warn of wounds and heal themselves when exposed to light, here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.