‘Self-healing’ rubber suited to tyre applications
Nails, sharp stones and kerbs are the enemies of all tyres and have led to the premature demise of many. While smaller punctures can be mended, in many cases tyre damage results in the tyre being dismounted and discarded. But does this have to be the inevitable outcome of a meeting between tyre and sharp object? Researchers from institutes in Germany and Finland believe they have come across a means of addressing the irreversibility of tyre damage.