Self-healing materials

Published 2014-04

Products and services using Self-healing materials are generally available around 2019

Verdict

hitTwo blind graders agree (D7, rule D37). The auditor agent confirmed it (D11).

Grader A: hit
Grader B: hit
agrees with A, without seeing its verdict
Audit: confirmed
in the fixed audit sample (D11)
Published: hit

Grader A: hit

The LG G Flex phone (November 2013) shipped with a self-healing back coating that repaired minor scratches; self-healing car clear coats predate it. Performance was modest, but the products were on general sale.

Test: D37 Horizons: self-healing material products buyable by ordinary consumers by 2021 (earlier counts).

LG G Flex (Wikipedia) (2013-11): Retail phone with a self-healing rear coating that repairs minor scratches.

Grader B: hit

Nissan Scratch Shield self-healing clear coat (2005) and the LG G Flex phone with a self-healing back (2013) were sold to consumers.

Test: Self-healing material products could be bought by consumers by 2021 (earlier counts).

LG G Flex (2013-11): Consumer phone with a self-healing back coating.
Self-healing material (2019): Commercial self-healing coatings (e.g. Nissan Scratch Shield).

In our research

CitiesSelf-healing Material
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HabitatSelf-Healing Materials
ForgeSelf-Healing Materials & Adaptive Structures

All captured fields

id: hz-2014-057
category: Nanotechnology and materials science
kind: technology
target year: 2019
placed year: 2019
milestones: {"scientifically_viable":2016,"mainstream":2018,"financially_viable":2019}
confidence: high
note: Numbered dot (mainstream point) at 2017.7, between the 2017 and 2018 lines, nearer 2018 (read as 2018). Bar from 2015.9 to 2019.0: scientifically viable ~2016, financially viable ~2019. Sub-area: Self-assembling.