The invention of self-healing plastic has invited new hopes and creativities. Scientists claim that the new auto-repairing plastic can self-repair itself in 10 seconds even submerged. The thing to be noticed about self-healing plastic is that it will not lose its strength and durability even after self-repairing and self-healing.
According to Newsceintist, the self-healing lasting has been invented and developed by the Chinese scientist Lili Chen and her co-researchers at Tsinghua University. The new self-healing material is called Rapid Underwater Self-healing Stiff Elastomer (RUSSE). The word “Underwater” is added to its name because other polymers cannot repair themselves underwater effectively.
Common polymers show a tendency towards self-repairing and self-healing at room temperature but they are poor in self-healing underwater. This new development can lead to new technologies and new concepts in the fields of pipelines, packing, decorations, designs, boats, submarines, large cargo, air traffic and futuristic communication concepts including undersea internet cables.
