Nanofibrous Patches: Nanofibrous Patches for Repairing Cracked Surfaces (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 3/2021)

Abstract

In the article number 2001492, Papada Natsathaporn and Daniel Crespy report a new “patch‐and‐heal” strategy for repairing small cracks on materials surface. Healing nanofibrous patches containing either a photoinitiator or a catalyst are prepared by electrospinning. After impregnation of the patches with monomers, small cracks can be covered and repaired under UV irradiation or thermal treatment.