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Table 4.

Healing agents, matrix materials, and their composites studied for application with first generation self-healing techniques

Matrix Material	Healing Agent	Catalyst	References
Vinyl ester	HOPDMS and PDES (phase separated in matrix)	DBTL in PU microcapsules	^37,38
Epon 828 cured with DETA	DCPD in UF capsules	Grubbs’ catalyst in paraffin wax microspheres	^45,138
PMMA	DCPD in UF capsules	Grubbs’ catalyst	⁵¹
Epon 828 cured with DETA	Epon 862 or Epon 828 diluted with cholorobenzene, phenylacetate, ethyl phenylacetate in UF capsules	None	¹⁵
Epon 828 cured with DETA	DCPD in UF capsules	Grubbs’ catalyst	^{5,13,14,43,44}
YD-115 cured with KH-816	DCPD in UF capsules	Grubbs’ catalyst	^43,44
YD-115 cured with KH-816	ENB in UF capsules	Grubbs’ catalyst	^43,44