Monday June 20
Institutional welcome 09.00 - 09.30
Chair: Ferrara
Assistant: Marcucci
Keynote lecture 1 - (De Donato room)
09.30 - 10.30 Ugo Lafont
title TBC
Break

10.30 - 11.00

Parallel sessions

11.00 - 13.00

Emerging technologies - (De Donato room)
Chair: Ferrara-Grande
Assistant: Marcucci
1. Pernigoni, Lafont, Grande: “Self-healing polymers for inflatable
space structures”
2. Dijwar Yilmaz Lewandowski, Perraud, Llevot, Carlotti: “Self-

healing polymers for space applications”
3. Ritzen, Montano, Garcia: “3D Printing of a Self-Healing
Thermoplastic Polyurethane through FDM”
4. Katcharava, Zhou, Bhandary, Marinow, Binder: “Vitrimeric, selfhealing 3D printable polymer networks as potential electrolytes forlithium-ion batteries”
5. Roels, Terryn, Van Assche, Vanderborght, Brancart: “From selfhealing polymer to soft robot”
6. Pozo Esquiva, Bosman: “Quick Self-Healing in Tough Polymeric
Materials”
7. Mustapha, AlMheiri, AlShehhi , Rajput, Joshi, Antunes, AlTeneiji:“The microencapsulation of tung oil with a natural hydrocolloid
emulsifier for extrinsic self-healing applications”
8. Yen Fang Su, Chen, Bagonyi, Al-Tabbaa: “Chemically informed
machine learning model for self-healing performance prediction ofmineral additive based cementitious materials”

Lunch

13.15 - 14.15

Capsules (in cement based materials) - (Beltrami room)
Polymers, composites and coatings - (Castigliano room)
Chair: Al Tabbaa-Antonaci
Chair: Santiago Garcia-Hernandez
Assistant: Rizzieri
Assistant: Cibelli
1. Riordan, Al-Tabbaa, Anglani, Tulliani, Antonaci, Palmer:“Investigation of novel production methods for macro-capsules andmicro-capsules and subsequent comparison of self-sealing
effectiveness in capsule-containing mortar specimens”
2. Kumar, Al-Tabbaa: “Durability recovery potential of an encapsulatedorganic healing agents in conventional repair mortars”
3. Ribeiro da Sousa, Freeman, Al-Tabbaa: “Tailoring the shell properties
for physically triggered self-healing in cementitious materials”
4. Sina , Chang, He, Schlangen, Jefferson, Mihai: “Microcapsules
triggering probability in self-healing cementitious material: Aparametric study”
5. Anglani, Tulliani, Antonaci: “Encapsulated polyurethane for selfhealing concrete applications using cementitious macro-capsules”
6. Papaioannou, Gournis, Kilikoglou, Karatasios: “Synthesis,
optimization and healing efficiency of cement-based, macro-scale
capsules for cement mixtures”
7. Piedrahita, Asensio, Perilla, Csar Narv¡ez, Cadavid, Guerrero: “Studyof the influence of hybrid organic/inorganic microcapsule-based
system for self-healing cementitious materials with low carbon
footprint”
8. Hermawan, Riordan, Al-Tabbaa, Gruyaert: “Evaluation of
workability, mechanical and self-sealing properties of concrete
containing PU shell “water repellent cargo microcapsules”

1. Garcia, Montano, Urban, Hornat, van der Zwaag: “On the relation
between polymer architecture, entropy-driven damage closure andbarrier restoration in self-healing polyurethane coatings”
2. Katcharava, Bhandary, Marinow, Binder: “Self-healing poly(ionicliquid)-based iongels as potential electrolytes for lithium-ion
batteries”
3. Arati, Bley, Brandelero, Teyssedre: “Electrical properties andrecovery of trans-esterification based vitrimers for the electronic
field”
4. Natasa Tomic: “Nanocomposite conductive hydrogels based on PVA
with improved self-healing efficiency by cellulosic modifiers”
5. Costa Cornellà, Brancart, Van Assche: “Self-healing, recyclable, anddegradable castor oil-based elastomers for sustainable soft robotics”
6. Hager: Self-healing ionomers “ from zwitterionic ionomers to biobased materials
7. Yoshie, Kim, Seshimo, Ejima, Houjou, Xia, Nakagawa: “Self-healingby flexible and strong hydrogen bonds in Polymers”
8. Veermesch, Mangialetto, De Vleeschouwer, Van Den Brande, Van
Mele: “How can computational methods support experimental
research to study self-healing polymer networks? A case study on theeffect of hydrogen bonds on the kinetics of reversible Diels-Alderreactions”

Keynote lecture 2 - (De Donato room)
Chair: Grande
Assistant: Molteni
14.15 - 15.00 Nele De Belie
Progress regarding Smart, Multi-functional, Advanced Repair Technologies In Cementitious Systems obtained through the EC Project SMARTINCS
Parallel sessions

15.15 - 17.15

Polymers, composites and coatings - (De Donato room)
Bacteria in Concrete - (Beltrami room)
Chair: Grande- Turteltaub
Assistant: Pernigoni
1. Bhandari: “Self-healable ionic liquid based electrolytes for Li-ion
batteries tuned by Li-salt content and quadrupolar H-bonding”
2. Kaymazlar, Andac, Garcia:“Self-healable and recyclable
polydimethylsiloxane elastomers through metal- ligand
coordination”
3. Turteltaub, Kumthekar, Ponnusami, van der Zwaag: “Uncertainty
Quantification of the lifetime of Self-Healing Thermal Barrier
Coatings”
4. Grande, Benazzo, Rigamonti, Bettini, Sala: “On the fracture healing
response of an aeronautic-grade fiber reinforced epoxy vitrimer
composite”
5. Patrick: “Sustained Self-healing of Laminated Fiber-Composites via insitu Thermal Remending”
6. Zechel, Abend, Dahlke, Schubert, Hager: “Approaches for thequantification of scratch-healing of polymers”
7. Zhang, Xiao: “High-Performance Self-Healing Epoxy Based on
Microencapsulated Epoxy-Amine Chemistry”
8. Furia, Roels, Terryn, Vanderborght, Van Assche, Brancart: “Fused
Granulate Fabrication of self-healing polymers composite”

Aperitif

17.30 - 19.00

Nanoengineered self healing (Castigliano room)
Chair: Paine - Borg
Assistant: di Summa

Chair: Cuenca - Carsana
Assistant: Kannikachalam

1. Sandalci, Tezer, Bundur: “Effect of mineral characteristics on selfhealing ability of bacterial cement based mortars”
2. Minoru Takagi, Lima, Mederiors-Junior, Resende, Couto Ribeiro:“Antibiosis and watertightness of self-healing concrete with
antimicrobial crystalline admixture for water and wastewater
structures”
3. Ghahremaninezhad, Baffoe: “Bio-inspired Self-healing Cementitious
Materials”
4. Abu Askar, Zdeb: “Behavior of Bacillus Bacteria from Sewage Water
as a Self-Healing Agent for concrete cracks”
5. Paine, Tan, Skevi, Justo-Reinoso, Hamley-Bennett, Reeksting,Gebhard: “Aerobic non-ureolytic bacteria-based self-healing
concrete: Effects of environmental and exposure conditions”
6. Tezer, Nele De Belie, Nico Boon, Michael Harbottle: “Non-axenic
biomasses as bacterial self-healing agents in cementitious mortar ”
7. Ofiteru, Bagga, Justo-Reinoso, Hamley-Bennett, Paine, Gebhard:“Self-healing concrete the surprise in the wastewater”

1. Cuenca, Ferrara: “Use of nanomaterials for improving durability ofself-healing concrete elements”
2. Ksencamalar: “Design and Characterization of Self-Healing
Geopolymer Mortar Containing Magnetic Nanoparticle Obtained by
Green Synthesis Method”
3. Tsampali: “Influence of cellulose fiber addition on self-healing andwater absorption of cement mortar”
4. Feng, Qian: “Rapid self-sealing of macro cracks of cementitious
composites by in-situ crosslinking”
5. Suh, Byungsun Park, Gwang-Myong Lee, Sanghwa Jung, Young-Keun
Cho: “Evaluation of Coated Inorganic Materials on the Properties of
Cement Hydra”
6. Risdaraneni: “The Healing Performance of Mortar Containing
Bacteria Impregnated Expanded Clay Aggregate Coated with Sodium
Alginate”
7. Tri Nguyen: “Development of Self-Healing System in Concrete using
Bacillus Subtilis Natto Immobilized in Light Weight Aggregate”

Tuesday June 21
Keynote lecture - (De Donato room)
Chair: Carvelli
Assistant: Azadi
08.45 - 09.45 Tony Jefferson
The challenge of simulating the self-healing behaviour of cementitious composites
Keynote lecture 4
09.45 - 10.15 Hernandez Santana
Self-healing and recyclable nitrile rubber: a myriad solution for the automotive industry
Break

10.45 - 11.15

Parallel sessions

11.15 - 13.15

Aggressive environments - (De Donato room)

Modelling and life cycle - (Beltrami room)

UHPC - (Castigliano room)

Chair: Bolzoni, Jonkers
Assistant: Kompella

Chair: di Luzio - Freeman
Assistant: Xi

Chair: Schlangen - Lo Monte
Assistant: Davolio

1. Pourhaji, Serna Ros, Alonso: “Assessment of the effect of self-healingon the chloride penetration of concrete in the cracked and uncracked
zones”
2. Rossi, Copuroglu, Jonkers: “How self-healing induced by bacteriabased self-healing precursors affected the chloride penetration
resistance of cracked mortar specimens”
3. Van Mullem, De Brabandere, Van de Voorde, Kong, Snoeck, De
Belie: “Chloride Resistance of Self-healing Mortar Containing
Superabsorbent Polymers Quantified via Chloride Diffusion Testing”
4. De Brabandere, Van Mullem, Van de Voorde, Kong, Snoeck, De
Belie: “Chloride Resistance of Self-healing Mortar containing
Superabsorbent Polymers measured via a (Quasi) Steady-State
Migration Test”
5. Borg: “Investigation of the Durability and Self-Healing properties of
Ultra-High Performance Concrete based on Crystalline Admixtures
and Nano-Additives, exposed to a Chloride-rich Aggressive
Environment”
6. Cibelli, Ahmed, Di Luzio, Ferrara: “Chloride penetration tests in
cracked and healed UHPFRCC: numerical simulation via a discrete
multiphysics model”
7. Cappellesso, van Mullem, Gruyaert, Van Tittelboom, De Belie: “Selfhealing products stability in cracked concrete under cyclic freezethaw condition”
8. Afroughsabet, Al-Tabbaa: “Influence of Superabsorbent Polymer(SAP) and Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS) on the
Freeze-thaw Resistance of Concrete Pavement”

1. Masoero, Alex, Ofiteru: “MASKE+NUFEB: particle-based simulationsof bacterial self-healing in concrete”
2. Narayanasamy, Castro-Alonso, Macias-Franco, Sa¡nchez-Muoz,
Oropeza-Navarro, Cortes-Martnez, Betancourt-Ch¡vez,
Balagurusamy: “Validation of the survival and activity of inoculated
bacterial strains in bioconcrete using molecular tools: gene sequence
analyses and expression”
3. Cibelli, Ferrara, Di Luzio: “Numerical simulation of self-healing inplain and fibre-reinforced concrete via a discrete multiphysics model:
two case studies”
4. di Summa, Parpanesi, De Belie, Ferrara: “How to address
sustainability and economic viability of advanced cementitious basedmaterials by means of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle
Cost (LCC) tools integrated into a holistic design-wise approach”
5. Maddalena, Sweeney, Tuinea-Bobe, Balzano, Arena, Jefferson: “Lifecycle Assessment of self-healing concrete with shape memory
polymers”
6. Maeda, Ozaki, Osada: “Finite Element Analysis of Repeated CrackHealing Behavior in alumina/SiC Composite Ceramics for Specimen
with Chevron Notch”
7. Freeman, De Nardi, Gardner, Jefferson: “Tailoring healing agents for
self-healing cementitious materials using predictive modelling andphysical testing”
8. Perelmuter: “Modeling materials self-healing with bridged crack
approach”

1. Zahabi Zadeh, Neves, Almeida, Miranda, Cunha, Pereira: “Digital
Image Correlation (DIC) for Assessment of Self-healing Capacity ofThin Concrete Slabs”
2. Luque: “Study of self-healing at short ages for a 3D printable ECC
material”
3. Tamilasaran, Blanco, Goodier: “Effect of steam curing on therecovery of mechanical and durability performance of Engineered
Cementitious Composites (ECC)”
4. He, Schlangen: “Self-healing performance of strain hardening
cementitious composite (SHCC) incorporating bacterial embedded
polylactic acid (PLA) particles”
5. Al Obaidi, He, Schlangen, Ferrara: “Self-Healing Effect on Steel Fiber UHPC Matrix Interface Pre- Damaged and Exposed to Different
Exposure Conditions”
6. Xi, Huang, Al-Obaidi, Lo Monte, Ferrara: “Evolution of long-term selfhealing performance of UHPC exposed to different aggressive
environments under sustained load”

Lunch

13.15 - 14.45

Keynote lecture 5 - (De Donato room)
Chair: de Belie
Assistant: Marcucci14.45 - 15.45 Olga Speck
Plant-inspired damage control: An inspiration for efficient use of resources and reduction of waste generation
Parallel sessions

15.45 - 17.45

Research and case studies from European projects - (De Donato room)
Metals/ceramics - (Beltrami room)
Chair: de Belie – Alonso
Assistant: Marcucci
1. Davolio, Altomare, Al Obaidi, Ferrrara: “A methodology to assess theevolution of the UHPC performance as affected by autogenous
healing, sustained load, and aggressive environments”
2. Kannikachalam, Clerque Vela, Ginori Ocampo Pacheco, Lo Monte,
De Belie, Ferrara: “Methodology to evaluate self-healing effects on
fatigue capacity of Ultra High-Performance Concrete”
3. Kannikachalam, Snoeck, Cailleux, De Belie, Ferrara: “Self-healing
capabilities of Ultra High-Performance Concrete subjected to impact
loading”
4. Charron, Lauch, Desmettre: “Comprehensive evaluation of selfhealing of concrete containing different admixture under realistic
conditions”
5. Roig Flores: “Evaluation of the self-healing efficiency of concretewith a crystalline admixture: Interlaboratory analysis from COST
Sarcos RRT3 group”
6. Tang, Al-Tabbaa: “Effect of combined mineral and polymer additives
on self-healing strain-hardening cementitious composites (SH2CC)
for cyclic loading conditions”)
7. Krelani, Kryeziu, Ahmeti, Ferrara: “Self-Healing Concrete Under
severe conditions, wet/dry saline water and chloride environment
including freeze/thaw cycles combining different mechanicalloading”
8. Barros, Knockaert: “Facilitators and hurdles influencing thecommercialization of self-healing technologies in the constructionindustry”
Conference dinner

19.30 – 00.00

Chair: Brancaart - Bosman
Assistant: Cibelli

1. Fu, van der Zwaag, van Dijk: “Self healing of creep-induced damage
in a ternary Fe-3Au-4W alloy by multiple healing agents”
2. Sekine, Nakao: “Advanced self-healing design controlled by kinetic
competition of chemical reactions in self-healing ceramics”
3. Akutsu, Nakao: “Effect of high temperature viscoelasticity glass on
self-healing ability in self-healing ceramics”
4. Arseenko, Hannard, Kashiwar, Ding, Villanova, Zhao, Maire, Idrissi,
Simar: “Design, Friction Stir Processing and characterization of a newhealable aluminium alloy”
5. Huong Nguyen, Kuo, Nanko: “Crack-healing performance andoxidation behavior of SiC dispersed in Yttrium silicate composites”
6. Khlaisongkhram, Kuo, Nanko: Crack healing via thermal oxidation of
AlN-dispersed Al2O3 composites
7. Gheysen, Pyka, Hannard, Villanova, Winiarski, Brinek, Chirazi, Simar:“Investigation of the healing ability of a newly developed AlMg alloy
produced for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)”
8. Molteni, Confalonieri, Grande, Gariboldi: “Thermally-triggered selfhealing mechanism in Al-Sn composite Phase Change Materials”
9. Ding, Brouwer, Popovich, Hermans, Sloof: Mo(Alx,Si1-x)2 healing
particles for high temperature ceramics

Advanced binders in cement based materials - (Castigliano room)
Chair: Lo Monte - Carvelli
Assistant: Al Obaidi
1. Chen, Hamad, Al-Tabbaa: “Effect of Mineral Admixtures on SelfHealing Performance of Low-Carbon Infrastructure Materials with
Supplementary Cementitious Materials”
2. Cirak: “Reducing Shrinkage Reinforcement with Self-Healing
Concrete”
3. Nguyen, Carvelli, Ismail, Illikainen, Kinnunen: “Autogenous selfhealing of polypropylene fiber reinforced ettringite-based
composite”
4. Tsangouri: “Acoustic Emission as an essential tool for healing
assessment”
5. Lo Monte, Ferrara: “Link between structural durability andsustainability in the framework of the H2020 project ReSHEALience:
the importance of Self-Healing in Ultra High-Performance FibreReinforced Cementitious Composites”
6. Da Rocha Gomes, Ferrara, Moreno, Sanchez: Cementitious grouts
containing crystalline admixtures to improve autogenous healing
7. Dabral: “Experimental comparison of crack width and spacing
provisions according to different structural codes andrecommendations for RC beams with concrete from traditional
concrete to UHPFRC”

Wednesday June 22
Keynote lecture 6 - (De Donato room)
Chair: van der Zwaag
Assistant: di Summa
09.30 - 10.30 Joost Brancart
Self healing soft robotics
Break10.30 - 11.00

Parallel sessions

11.00 - 12.30

Polymers, composites and coatings - (De Donato room)
Vascular networks (in concrete/cements) - (Castigliano room)
Multifunctional (Self sensing/shape memory) - (Castigliano room)
Chair: Bamonte - Grande
Chair: Justo Reinoso-Gardner
Chair: Vlachakis-Maddalena
Assistant: Pernigoni
Assistant: Chemello
Assistant: di Summa
1. Bose: “Electroactive Self-healing Soft Robotic Gripper Using
Reversible Diels-Alder Reactions”
2. Langenbach, Bakkali-Hassani, Tournilhac, Norvez: “Self-Healing ENRbased Elastomers with Fast Elastic Return for Soft Robotics”
3. El Diwiny: “Physical Intelligence for Delaying Damage In Soft MultiMaterials”
4. Chenming Li, Binde: “Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogen
Bonded, Self-Healing Polymeric Ionic Liquids as Potential
Electrolytes”
5. Mangialetto, Ehrhardt, Hennecke, Van Durme, Van Mele, Van den
Brande: “Influence of hydrogen-bonding, phase-separation andDiels-Alder chemistry on the rate of self-healing of thermoreversible
thermosetting networks”
6. Terryn, Brancart, Roels, Kashef Tabrizian, Hardman, Thuruthel,Ferrentino, Sahraeeazartamar, Iida, Van Assche, Vanderborght:“Self-healable soft robots, flexible electronics and electronic skins”

1. He, Schlangen: “Experimental validation of a discrete lattice model
for simulating mechanical regains in a vascular self-healing
cementitious material”
2. Justo Reinoso, De Nardi, Reeksting, Gardner, Jefferson, Gebhard,
Paine: “Use of 3D mini-vascular networks to protect and deliverbacterial spores in self-healing concretes”
3. Salman, De Nardi, Gardner: “A Study of Damage Healing Cycles in
Vascular Networks Containing Silicate-Based Healing Agents”
4. Shields, De Nardi, Cappellesso, Jefferson, De Belie, Van Tittelboom:“A comparison of brittle versus ductile vascular networks: why
ductile networks are preferable for scaling up”
5. Gardner, Coopamootoo, De Nardi, Jefferson: “3D-printed minivascular networks for crack-sealing in the concrete cover zone”
6. Zhi Wan, Savija: “Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3Dprinted ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite”

1. Vlachakis, Al-Tabbaa: “Investigation of the stress and strain sensing
properties of filler-free geopolymer coatings for structural healthmonitoring”
2. Balzano: “The Journey of the hybrid shape memory polymer tendons:challenges, improvements, and future research directions”
3. Wang, Haigh, Al-Tabbaa: “Novel measurement techniques of
piezoresistive properties for self-sensing concrete”
4. Milone, Tulliani, Al-Tabbaa: “Electrical and physical characterisationof cementitious composites with carbon-based additives”
5. Zheng, Al-Tabbaa: “Graphene-enabled plastic fibre: a sustainable
alternative for self-sensing cementitious materials”
6. Orozco: “Electroactive performance and cost evaluation of carbon
nanotubes and carbon black as conductive fillers in self-healing
shape memory polymers and other composites”

Keynote lecture 7 - (De Donato room)
Chair: Grande
Assistant: Al-Obaidi
12.30 - 13.15 Sybrand van der Zwaag
Future perspective

Closing

13.15 - 13.45

Lunch

13.45 - ONWARD