...Junting Sun; Yongquan Wei; Yinqiong Wang; Ao Jiang; Zhen Shi; Xuefeng Zhang Uniform and dense electroless nickel ( EN ) was recognized as a promising protective coating for Nd-Fe-B magnets. However, large potential difference between intergranular phase and main phase of Nd-Fe-B made the deposition...

...Jiahui Xu; Yuxin Cai; Xiao Gao; Yaru Zou; Xuefeng Xie; Jiaxin Long; Munan Yang; Bin Yang Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, due to the unique phase structure, demand exceptional corrosion resistance. Electrodeposited nickel-phosphorus (Ni-P) coatings are recognized for their superior anti-corrosion...

... at 25°C. The electrochemical properties of the applicable nanocomposite material were studied to enhance manufacturing technology and forecast the stability of structures made from it. The produced nanocomposite coatings were demonstrated to have high corrosion resistance in the investigated electrolyte...

...Jörg F. Friedrich, Dr. rer. nat. habil.; Sascha Wettmarshausen, Dr. rer. nat.; Korinna Altmann, Dr. rer. nat.; Gundula Hidde Thin coatings of high-molecular weight poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) were deposited onto carbon fibers by means of atmospheric electrospray...

...Michał Szociński, PhD The paper presents an atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based approach to evaluation of local protective properties of organic coatings. Apart from topography, it provides local AC and DC characteristics of examined coating. The method consists in application of AC voltage...

...Quoc Truong, MS; Natalie Pomerantz, PhD; Pearl Yip, MS; Michael Sieber, MS; Joseph M. Mabry, PhD; Sean M. Ramirez, PhD A durable, conformal coating was developed based on the use of very low surface tension fluorodecyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (Fluoro-POSS) cage-like molecule...

...Ludmila B. Boinovich, Prof. Dr.; Alexandre M. Emelyanenko, Dr.; Andrei S. Pashinin, PhD; Sergey V. Gnedenkov, Dr.; Vladimir S. Egorkin, PhD; Sergey L. Sinebryukhov, PhD In this article, the authors describe an efficient process for the fabrication of a composite superhydrophobic coating on Mg-Mn-Ce...

...Adhimoolam Bakthavachalam Kousaalya, BTech; Nitish Garg, MTech; Ravi Kumar, PhD Silica-based superhydrophobic coatings were produced on glass substrate by dip-coating process. Colloidal solutions containing nanoparticles of silica synthesized via seed growth method (single- and dual-sized particles...

...Anna Maria Coclite, PhD The ability to modify the surface of materials with functional and responsive coatings is a powerful tool for the fabrication of smart devices for biotechnology, microfluidics, membrane technology, sensors and drug delivery systems. A recently developed method...

... polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-silica nanocomposite coating was converted from oleophilic to oleophobic state by applying fluoroalkylsilane (FAS) layers as topcoat. The effect of fluoroalkyl groups on the wettability and surface morphology was studied. It was found that there was a difference in the wettability behavior...