Materials with testable, healable fibers

A method for facilitating testing integrity of a healable flexible connector, comprising the following steps:

• providing the healable flexible connector, comprising:
• at least one load-bearing fiber;
• at least one electrical contact conductively connected or integral with at least one of said at least one load-bearing fiber;
• at least one fluid-tight void, passing through an interior of said healable flexible connector, and accessible for introducing fluids through said at least one fluid-tight void;
• and
• scanning said at least one load-bearing fiber.

A healable cord, comprising:

• at least one load-bearing fiber;
• at least one electrical contact conductively connected or integral with at least one of said at least one of load-bearing fiber;
• at least one fluid-tight void, passing through an interior of said healable cord, and accessible for introducing fluid through said at least one fluid-tight void;
• wherein said at least one fluid-tight void comprises a healing fluid;
• wherein said healing fluid comprises healing particles and a carrier fluid material, in which said healing particles are dispersed.