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Zhang, Z. (author), Duan, X. (author), Jia, Dechang (author), Zhou, Y. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)MAX phases are a family of ternary carbide or nitride ceramics possessing a layered crystal structure and, due to their chemical bonds having a mixed covalent-ionic-metallic nature, have unique properties combining those of metals and ceramics. In this review, the formation mechanisms of MAX phases from elemental and compound powders are...review 2021
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Dai, Zongbiao (author), Chen, Hao (author), Ding, Ran (author), Lu, Qi (author), Zhang, Chi (author), Yang, Zhigang (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Over many decades, significant efforts have been made to improve the strength-elongation product of advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) by creating tailored multi-phase microstructures. Successive solid-state phase transformations for steels with a well selected chemical composition turned out to be the key instrument in the realisation of...review 2021
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Andrews, D. R. (author), Bourne, N. K. (author), Brown, E. N. (author), Dear, J. P. (author), Dickson, P. (author), Freeman, C. J. (author), Goveas, S. G. (author), Hauser, H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Professor John Edwin Field passed away on October 21st, 2020 at the age of 84. Professor Field was widely regarded as a leader in high-strain rate physics and explosives. During his career in the Physics and Chemistry of Solids (PCS) Group of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, John made major contributions into our...review 2021
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Zhang, Shasha (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Self-healing metals possess the capability to autonomously repair structural damage during service. While self-healing concepts remain challenging to be realized in metals and metallic systems due to the small atomic volume of the mobile atoms, the slow diffusion unless at high temperatures and the strong isotropic metallic bonds, the...review 2020
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Hernandez Santana, M. (author), den Brabander, Michael (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)This review outlines latest developments in the field of self-healing rubbers and elastomers, analyzing their potential application to natural rubber (NR). Different validated healing concepts are presented and the possibilities of applying them to NR are discussed. Research in this field should aim at modifying the chemical structure of NR...review 2018