Vorlesungsinhalt: A new approach in material design; Fiction or reality?; Principles of self-healing materials; Self-healing mechanism of creep cavity; Self-healing ceramics; Self-healing concrete by bacteria; Self-healing asphalt; Utopia?; Self-healing coatings; Commercial system; Vascular systems; Microvascular network; Self-healing ionomers; Remendable polymer; Hydrogen bonding polymer; Metallopolymers; Conclusion; Outlook