Plastic that heals itself ???

A research team led by Professor Marek W. Urban at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg showcased a new kind of plastic material at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. The claim made was that this new material “bleeds” and then heals itself just like the human skin which repairs itself naturally after it’s been wounded. This new form of plastic, when damaged will depict a reddish hue and can be healed when exposed o light. It will even work in ambient temperature or pH levels, which makes it that much more interesting.


There are tiny micro capsules, which are embedded into polymers of this material. When the plastic is damaged, the links or the chemical bonds between these micro capsules break and that results in the reddish tint .The damaged portion would then proceed to heal itself using ambient light by ‘regenerating’ or re-join the separated bonds. A chemical fluid released is what helps put these links back together.  

Nissan's iPhone Case

A concept iPhone case has been made by Nissan, which uses somewhat the same concept as this new kind of plastic, which heals itself. This case self heals with the same scratch-healing paint that's used on Nissan’s Infiniti cars.