Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
PART ONE. SELF-HEALING MATERIALS
Chapter 2. Thermodynamic principles of self-healing in metallic materials
Chapter 3. Case study of self-healing in metallic composite with embedded low melting temperature solders
Chapter 4. Surface healing: a case study
Chapter 5. Development of Metallic and metal matrix composite self-healing materials
PART TWO. SELF-LUBRICATING MATERIALS
Chapter 6. Friction, wear, and self-lubrication
Chapter 7. Thermodynamic methods in tribology and friction-induced self-organization
Chapter 8. Tribological properties of metal matrix composites
PART THREE. SELF-CLEANING MATERIALS
Chapter 9. Thermodynamic foundations of wetting and capillary phenomena
Chapter 10. Superhydrophobicity
Chapter 11. Lotus-effect and self-cleaning
Chapter 12. Self-cleaning in the water flow
Chapter 13. Artificial self-cleaning surfaces
Chapter 14. Outlook