Emerging Trends in Smart Self-Healing Coatings: A Focus on Micro/Nanocontainer Technologies for Enhanced Corrosion Protection

Smart self-healing coatings offer a revolutionary approach to mitigating metal corrosion, a problem with significant economic and environmental impacts. Divided into intrinsic and extrinsic types, these coatings autonomously rectify the damage. Intrinsic variants utilize reversible bonds to achieve...

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Published inCoatings (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 324
Main Authors Sanyal, Simpy, Park, SeonJu, Chelliah, Ramachandran, Yeon, Su-Jung, Barathikannan, Kaliyan, Vijayalakshmi, Selvakumar, Jeong, Ye-Jin, Rubab, Momna, Oh, Deog Hawn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2024
Subjects
Coatings
Corrosion
Corrosion and anti-corrosives
Corrosion inhibitors
Corrosion prevention
Encapsulation
Microcracks
Microorganisms
Protective coatings
R&D
Repair & maintenance
Research & development
Self healing materials
Sensitivity enhancement
South Korea
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Summary:Smart self-healing coatings offer a revolutionary approach to mitigating metal corrosion, a problem with significant economic and environmental impacts. Divided into intrinsic and extrinsic types, these coatings autonomously rectify the damage. Intrinsic variants utilize reversible bonds to achieve ongoing repair, while extrinsic ones incorporate micro/nanocontainers that activate upon environmental triggers to mend micro-cracks, their efficacy dictated by the encapsulated healing agents’ volume. This review dissects the rapidly evolving sector of stimuli-responsive self-healing coatings, emphasizing the progress in micro/nano container technology. It discusses the synthesis and encapsulation processes of different micro/nanocontainers and charts the transition from single to multistimulus-responsive systems, which enhances the coatings’ sensitivity and functionality. The addition of multifunctional traits such as self-reporting and anti-microbial actions further broadens their industrial applicability. The review provides a succinct overview of the field’s current state and future potential, envisioning a paradigm shift in corrosion protection through advanced smart coatings.
ISSN:2079-6412
2079-6412
DOI:10.3390/coatings14030324