9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SELF-HEALING MATERIALS - ICSHM2024

  2. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
  3. Conference Topics

Conference Topics

ICSHM2024 will cover all areas of self-healing research and applications. The current conference topics will include all material classes; i.e. (1) soft matter (dynamic polymers such as vitrimers, reversible covalent and non-covalent chemistries, composites, coatings, rubbers, thermosets, hydrogels), and (2) hard matter (metal alloys, ceramics, concrete, mortar, bitumen). The session distribution will be made depending on the submissions, focusing on three points of view:

Fundamental understanding of healing processes
Theory
New healing chemistries
Modeling
Novel testing protocols
Novel characterization techniques
Sustainability and healing
Life cycle analysis – societal impact of self-healing materials
Inspiration for healing materials and structures
Healing in the Plant kingdom
Healing in the Animal kingdom
Bio-inspired healing
Healing as technology and sustainability enabler
Robotics
Energy (batteries, solar cells)
Corrosion protection
Biomedical
Transport (automotive, aerospace, maritime)
Geo engineering /nuclear waste
3D printing
Reversible adhesives
Recyclable composites
Multi-functional applications
Self-sensing
Real scale applications and commercial developments
Durability of infrastructures