Self-repairing inflatable articles incorporating an integrated self-repair system

A self-repairing article comprising:

• an inflatable component comprising one or more material layers wherein at least one material layer comprises an elastomer;
• a sealed flexible package disposed within or between material layers of the inflatable component, and
• a repair composition disposed in the sealed flexible package,
• wherein the sealed flexible package comprises:
• a first sheet with one or more edges;
• a second sheet with one or more edges;
• the repair composition is disposed between the first and second sheets;
• the first and second sheets are sealed to each other at the one or more edges,
• where each sheet is a laminate comprising a metal foil layer between two or more polymer layers that are the same or different;
• and
• the sealed flexible package is configured to release the repair composition upon puncture of the inflatable component.