Self-Healing Materials

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• Published Subscription Original Research 21 Oct 2026

  Explainable Digital-Twin Guided Self-Healing Biohybrid Polymer Nanocomposites for Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring in Aerospace Applications

  By V. L. Manasa Mandalapu, P. Venkatramana, E. Baby Anitha, S Vinayagapriya, D. Suresh, Bibhu Prasad Ganthia

  Abstract: Concurrently, lightweight, multifunctional, damage-tolerant materials which can be used for continuous monitoring of the structural integrity under complex mechanical and environmental conditions are required for aerospace structures. In this paper, a hybrid bio-polymer nanocomposite based Explainable Digital-Twin Guided Self-Healing (EDT-SH-BPN) approach for autonomous structural health monitoring (SHM) and recovery in aerospace applications is proposed. The proposed system comprises a bio-derived epoxy/epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) matrix, embedded electrical sensing and self-healing …

  Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 5, 2026 Read article →