SHREC is short for Self-HEaling and REpairing Coatings

The SHREC project looked into the concept of self-healing for coatings both for micro-scratches and for macro-scratches. Micro-scratches are healed using incorporation of microcapsules with a self-healing compound. Macro-scratches are tackled by use of a shape-memory thermoplastic coating system.

Challenges were:

• Very small size of microcapsules in coatings
• Compatibility with a wide variety of coating systems and substrates

This project was linked with the SEPOCOM SBO project and the NAPROM SBO project within the SHE program context.