A self-healing system for an insulation material initiates a self-repair
process by rupturing a plurality of microcapsules disposed on the
insulation material. When the plurality of microcapsules are ruptured
reactants within the plurality of microcapsules react to form a
replacement polymer in a break of the insulation material. This
self-healing system has the ability to repair multiple breaks in a length
of insulation material without exhausting the repair properties of the
material.