New Plastic Bleeds Red When Scratched, Then Heals Itself Like Skin

 Self-healing materials will eventually fix anything from cell phones to car fenders. This will enable these items to heal themselves on their own. This new plastic bleeds red when "wounded", and then heals itself like trees or human skin. Self-healing materials is the biggest current research in the area of material science. The capsules that "bleed" when they break open will stimulate the plastic and it regrow its chemical bonds. This plastic is made from a water based polymer which is more environmentally friendly than other polymers. Unlike other self healing plastics this one can heal itself over and over again. This would help improve safety because it would draw attention to structural weaknesses.
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I think that this article is very fascinating. Now when ever we drop our Ipod or phone it will be able to fix itself. Finally no more cracks or chips in things, they will now "bleed" and fix itself. I think that these plastics will be very beneficial to us, now one day we may never have to get new things. Hopefully in the future everything will be made out of a material like this. Since nothing will ever break we will never have to throw them away we will never waste again.