X-Doria: Self-healing screen protector for the iPad Pro

I just found out about a screen protector for the iPad Pro from Apple while browsing. Now that's nothing special, but this is the first film I've seen that is also "self-healing" and offered in the right size for the Apple iPad Pro. In this context, self-healing means that minor scratches that occur in the film through everyday use are "repaired" by themselves after a few hours. I explain how this works later in the post.

The manufacturer is X-Doria, which also has other accessories for iPhone and iPad in its range: Cases, bumpers and the like can be found here. Unfortunately, there are no customer ratings yet for the iPad Pro screen protector from X-Doria - I assume that it has not been on sale long enough.

Self-healing protective film - this is how it works

Basically, the trick to the self-healing iPad screen protector is that the plastic isn't "solid". Of course it feels like a normal screen protector, but it is still so soft that scratches in the film disappear after a few hours. The surface thus closes as if it were liquid.

Physically, this works through a polymer network that "heals" itself at low temperatures. The material properties are completely restored after self-healing, but this is not so important in the case of smartphone protective films. Here, the scratch-free surface is much more important in everyday use. If you want to read more about the self-healing materials, you can click here Karlsruher Institute for Technology or at IBM (in English) read on.

For example, you can get the self-healing film from X-Doria here at Amazon.

Jen Kleinholz( Founder & Sir Apfelot )

Jens has been running the blog since 2012. He acts as Sir Apfelot for his readers and helps them with technical problems. In his spare time he rides electric unicycles, takes photos (preferably with the iPhone, of course), climbs around in the Hessian mountains or hikes with the family. His articles deal with Apple products, news from the world of drones or solutions to current bugs.