Coatings, Volume 12, Issue 7

Superhydrophobic surfaces have received increasing attention due to their excellent water repellency, but the fragile stability of superhydrophobic coatings has been a huge hindrance to their applications. In this work, we constructed a layer of mull...

To improve the overall performance of polyurethane acrylic (PUAs) coatings applied to an iron or wood substrate, a modifier, trivinylisooctyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (TVi^7iso–POSS), was successfully synthesized by a polycondensatio...

Cr₂O₃ and Cr₂O₃–SiO₂-TiO₂ coatings are deposited on P265GH steel using atmospheric plasma spraying. The influence of silicon oxide—titanium oxide addition on the surface morphology of the coatings, phase composition and tribological prope...

Relying on a cost-effective and green process that is technically and economically feasible on large scale is not enough to call a technology “sustainable”. We thus evaluate the sustainability of the production of the new “AquaSun&r...

Today, colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have received wide attention due to their properties of tunable infrared absorption. For example, HgTe colloidal quantum dots have shown excellent optical absorption (absorption coefficient α > 10⁴ cm⁻¹), spect...

A strategy to improve the mechanical and electrochemical properties of Cr₁₅Fe₂₀Co₃₅Ni₂₀Mo₁₀ (Mo₁₀) high-entropy alloys (HEA) by regulating the thermal-mechanical process was investigated. Due to the mutual competition between recrystallization and &m...

To increase performance and save costs when utilizing magnesium phosphate cements (MPC) to repair a damaged building structure or a cement pavement, MPC is typically combined with fly ash (FA) and metakaolin (MK). The influence of FA and MK on the wo...

The evaluation of biofilm formation is important, given the ubiquity and problematic nature of biofilms in industrial and medical settings, as well as in everyday life. Basically, biofilms are formed on substrates. Therefore, it is essential to consi...

To explore the interactions and mechanisms of Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-modified asphalt with different kinds of mineral fillers, a micro-mechanical model for TPU-modified asphalt mastic was established, which considered the interaction betwee...

Detailed tests and characterizations were used to investigate the corrosion degradation behaviors of Ti6Al4V alloys in simulated marine environments. These alloys suffered from very slight pitting and a miniscule weight loss of 0.018 mg/cm² during th...

In this paper, three modified tetraethyl orthosilicate surface treatment agents were prepared by using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the preparation monomer, isobutyltriethoxysilane (IBTS) as the hybridizer, and acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, an...

Biofilms can be formed on both biotic and abiotic surfaces, including on living tissues, indwelling medical devices, industrial or portable water system piping, and natural aquatic systems [...]

The CrZrN/CrZrSiN multilayer coatings at a bilayer period range decreasing from 1.35 μm to 0.45 μm were synthesized on a Si (100) wafer and WC-6 wt.% Co substrate using a closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputter, and the thickness effects on t...

The origins of concrete as a construction material date back more than 2000 years ago, but the origins of the term itself are still under debate due to its many different interpretations throughout history [...]

Nowadays, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have become a hot research topic in the field of coating materials. However, HEAs have a large wide range of compositional systems, and the differences in their composition inevitably lead to the significant varia...

This paper presents the experimental results of high-temperature sputtering of nickel targets by the Gas Injection Magnetron Sputtering (GIMS) technique. The GIMS technique is a pulsed magnetron sputtering technique that involves the generation of pl...

The research described in this study focuses on the innovation and optimization of building envelope panels with integrated energy-active elements in the thermal barrier function. It is closely related to developing and implementing the prototype pre...

Pyroelectric energy harvesting is one of the more recent and promising solid-state approaches for directly converting time-dependent temperature fluctuations into electric energy. Conventional printing technologies can offer many advantages for the p...

In order to understand the mechanism of hydrogen interaction on the surface of a plutonium–gallium system, the adsorption and dissociation behaviors of hydrogen molecules on the surface of a plutonium–gallium system were studied using the...

In this paper, rare-earth vanadiumizing layers were prepared on the surface of GCr15 steel by powder pack cementation. The tissue thicknesses of the vanadiumizing layers were characterized by metallographic microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X...

Various kinds of natural garnets belonging to the almandine type (3FeO·Al₂O₃·3SiO₂) were sprayed by plasma spray technique to build coatings on metallic substrates. The experimental garnet powders came from different mines in the Czech...

The ongoing development of both engineering and functional materials is leading to new requirements in terms of their surface properties [...]

Surface texture is regarded as a promising solution for enhancing the tribological features of industrial materials due to its outstanding benefits, such as minimization of the contact area, enhancement of the load bearing capacity, storage of the lu...

A plasma system attached with one internal coil (for generating inductively coupled plasma) and two sputtering carbon targets was set up to deposit PP-MMA (plasma polymerized methyl methacrylate) thin films. PP-MMA was used as a model material in the...

Corrosion is a natural process of deterioration and an extremely costly problem [...]

This paper presents the results of a study on the preparation and characterization of a Cr-DND/MoN detonation chromium-nanodiamond coating deposited on cemented tungsten carbide (WC–3 wt.% Co) mill blades using Arc-PVD and electrodeposition met...

Crack-free and uniform nickel–tungsten (NiW) coatings and their composite coatings filled with ceramic particles such as silicon carbide (SiC) and hexagonal-boron nitride (hBN) were deposited on brass substrates by applying direct current (DC)...

This study aims to enhance the corrosion performance of cold-sprayed titanium/baghdadite (Ti/BAG) bio-composite coatings. Laser post processing was performed to reduce porosity and improve mechanical properties. The process parameters for laser treat...

Millions of tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed aggregate or reclaimed inorganic binder stabilized aggregate (RAI) is produced every year in China. The cold recycled mixture (CRM) technology reduces fuel consumption, emissions, and...

The nickel (Ni) coatings without and with embedded (5–7 vol. %) cubic boron nitride (c-BN) nanoparticles (10 nm in diameter) were deposited on carbon steel substrate by an electroless plating process. Coatings were tested in as-deposited and he...

Metals additive manufacturing is a new concept of fabrication that consists of depositing material layer-by-layer in a very precise and automatized way [...]

The development and efficient production of effective bioplastics is a hot topic, required to face up to the issue of the difficult disposal of plastics derived from oil. Among the different natural sources of bioplastics, starch is one of the most p...

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides/carbonitrides (MXenes) have broad application prospects in the field of energy storage due to their abundant surface functional groups, tunable interlayer spacing, and excellent electrical conductivity. Howev...

Known as having a stress self-accommodation characteristic, the laser cladding shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings have been widely used in material failure repair. Nevertheless, their further development is greatly limited by their low microhardness (...

In this research, Ni-Fe slag powder and mineral powder are blended into mineral admixtures and added to soil cement, with the aim of investigating the mechanical property of soil cement under a dynamic environment, and the dynamic properties of Ni-Fe...

Herein, the preparation of nanotubular and porous TiO₂ structures (TNS) is presented for photocatalytic applications. Different TNS were prepared in three different types of glycerol- and ethylene glycol-based electrolytes on a large area (approx. 20...

Amorphous SiO₂ thin films are one of the two components of the highly reflective mirror coatings of gravitational-wave detectors. For this study, layers of amorphous SiO₂ on crystalline Si substrates were produced by ion-beam sputtering (IBS), using...

Resin/fiber composites were prepared by the FDM printing technology. The effects of arrangements, types (carbon, glass, and Kevlar), and volume fraction of fibers on the shear and tensile properties of resin 3D-printed composites are investigated in...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a significant constituent of bones or teeth and is widely used as an artificial bone graft. It is often used to replace the lost bones or in reconstructing alveolar bones before dental implantation. HA with biological functions...

Nowadays, the development of new materials that can be used to treat, repair, diagnose, replace, or restore a function of the human body represents one of the key research topics for the worldwide scientists and medical industries [...]

Steels/alloys are widely used in various aspects of human society, such as transportation and construction, machinery manufacturing, oil, chemical, petrochemical, marine, and nuclear power industries, etc [...]

This Special Issue, “Advances in Corrosion-Resistant Coatings”, is situated in the section “Corrosion, Wear and Erosion” in the Coatings journal (ISSN 2079-6412) [...]

The uniformity and microstructure of the copper deposition in the high aspect ratio plated through holes (penetrating holes) are crucial for the performance of printed circuit board. We systematically investigated the effects of reverse pulse paramet...

Steel slag (SS) is industrial waste, and there is a large amount of SS to be treated in China. Its disposal generates severe environmental pollution. One of the best ways to use SS is as a road base material. This paper reviews the possibility of usi...

Single-use plastics are a major source of pollution and biodegradable polymers could be the best substitute, as they possess similar barrier and functional properties. Aiming at improving barrier properties and providing antioxidant bioactivity, PLA...

Polycrystalline coatings and materials are widely used in engineering applications. Therefore, it is important to know their kinetics and mass transport mechanisms. The effect of grain boundaries (GBs) on diffusion in thin films with different morpho...

In order to protect the wood surface and improve the properties of coatings, microcapsules with healable and discoloration functions are produced, and their healable function is obtained using shellac, which can be cured at room temperature, as the r...

This paper presents a graphene metamaterial absorber based on impedance matching. A finite difference in time domain (FDTD) method is used to achieve a theoretically perfect absorption in the mid-infrared band. A basis is created for the multiband st...

Embedding melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resin-coated shellac microcapsules in waterborne coatings can extend the service longevity of waterborne coatings on a wood surface to a certain extent. Due to the content limitation of self-repairing microcapsule...

Capsaicin has been extensively studied for its excellent antifouling activity and very low environmental toxicity. However, mixing natural capsaicin with coatings can cause rapid capsaicin leakage, severely shortening its antifouling cycle. In this s...