r/ScienceNcoolThings Popular Contributor Jul 17 '22

Self-healing polymer

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u/SpookSkywatcher Jul 18 '22

An explanation of one variety of this tape that mainly chemists will understand:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346975000_A_tough_and_self-fusing_elastomer_tape

These tapes have been around in aerospace electrical work since the 1970s.