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Self‐healing paints would have the potential benefit of protecting the underlying substrate and extending the coating's service life. As a step toward those types of coatings, this work examines layer‐by‐layer films of branched poly(ethylene imine)/poly(acrylic acid) with the inclusion of various types of latex particles with different Tg and different compositions. Due to high mobility of the polyelectrolyte chains when plasticized with water, water enabled self‐healing of these films is demonstrated, as well as steam enabled self‐healing. The films with various latex particles show different swelling ratios, surface hydrophilicity, as well as varying ability to self‐heal scratches. This self‐healing property is studied as a function of temperature. Also, the mechanical properties such as hardness and modulus of the films are measured.
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