Regenerative nano-hybrid coating tailored for autonomous corrosion protection.

Tran, The Hai; Vimalanandan, Ashokanand; Genchev, Georgi; Fickert, Johannes; Landfester, Katharina; Crespy, Daniel; Rohwerder, Michael · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A novel bilayer coating system for autonomous corrosion-triggered self-healing is demonstrated. The storage of the encapsulated monomer and the catalyst is separated in two different layers. The encapsulated catalyst is stored inside a metallic coating, which ensures its activity even for an extended exposure time. The release from the capsules is triggered by corrosion and the correlated pH increase.