Coatings tailored to corrosion protection of metallic substrates are of the utmost relevance to ensure reliability and long-term performance of coated parts as well as the product value of the coated materials. Presently, there is a strong emphasis on the development of advanced functional and smart coatings for corrosion protection in different technological applications. On the one hand, there is a need for more advanced coatings for conventional applications and, on the other hand, there is a need to answer the requirements of several new Hi-Tech applications. Thus, this review highlights the most recent trends in the field of functional coatings for corrosion protection of metallic materials in a wide range of technical applications. Emphasis is given to self-healing coatings and smart coatings combining multiple functionalities for increased corrosion protection. Recent developments on the introduction of functionalities based on encapsulation of corrosion inhibitors, anti-fouling agents and superhydrophobic additives or modification of organic and hybrid matrices via chemical manipulation are reviewed. Special attention is dedicated to functional coatings for corrosion protection of bioresorbable metallic implants that have an important impact in biomedical applications.

Functional and smart coatings for corrosion protection: A review of recent advances

Recent advances of inorganic fillers in mixed matrix membrane for gas separation

Predictive models for mixed-matrix membrane performance: a review.

Conducting polymers (CPs) such as polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPy), and polythiophene (PTh) are used for the corrosion protection of metals and metal alloys. Several groups have reported diverse views about the corrosion protection by CPs and hence various mechanisms have been suggested to explain anticorrosion properties of CPs. These include anodic protection, controlled inhibitor release as well as barrier protection mechanisms. Different approaches have been developed for the use of CPs in protective coatings (dopants, composites, blends). A judicious choice of synthesis parameters leads to an improvement in the anticorrosion properties of the coatings prepared by CPs for metals and their alloys. This article is prepared as a review of the application of CPs for corrosion protection of metal alloys.

Conducting polymers for corrosion protection: a review

Superhydrophobic oligoaniline-containing electroactive silica coating as pre-process coating for corrosion protection of carbon steel

High improvement in the properties of exfoliated PU/clay nanocomposites by the alternative swelling process

Advanced environmentally friendly coatings prepared from amine-capped aniline trimer-based waterborne electroactive polyurethane

Photoactively electroactive polyamide with azo group in the main chain via oxidative coupling polymerization

Effect of photoisomerization on the electroactivity and electrochromic behavior of aniline pentamer-based polymers with azo chromophore as reversibly switchable pendant group

Yu-Ting Lee

Papers

High improvement in the properties of exfoliated PU/clay nanocomposites by the alternative swelling process

Advanced environmentally friendly coatings prepared from amine-capped aniline trimer-based waterborne electroactive polyurethane

Photoactively electroactive polyamide with azo group in the main chain via oxidative coupling polymerization

Effect of photoisomerization on the electroactivity and electrochromic behavior of aniline pentamer-based polymers with azo chromophore as reversibly switchable pendant group