title: Functional Polymer Coatings: Principles, Methods, and Applications (Wiley Series on Polymer Engineering and Technology)
author: Limin Wu
description: Used to manufacture products such as cars, appliances, packaging, electronics, plastics, buildings, fibers, ships, and aircraft; coatings can improve the performances and appearance of these products. In a world where polymers are a necessary component in a variety of industries, polymer coating science and technology is a rapidly growing field and has extensively developed over the past decades. Continuing research on designs and coating technologies through novel theories and technologies lead the way for better product performance and new high-performance materials.<br /><br />Focusing on a variety of coatings, this book introduces principles and methods for the fabrication of functional polymer coatings. Each chapter provides detailed discussion on the preparation, properties, design theory, and applications. The book compares and contrasts various types of coatings to help determine the benefits and advantages of each. Although there are many articles and related books on the topic, this books compilation of broad aspects, novel technologies, and recent developments stands out as offering a comprehensive resource for polymer scientists.<br /><br />Among the key features the book offers are:<br /><br /> Inclusion of chapters on specific and novel coatings like nanocomposite, , surface wettability tunable, stimuli-responseive, anti-fouling, antibacterial, self-healing coatings, self-stratifying coatings, and structural coloring <br /><br /> Detailed discussion on novel preparation principles and techniques, recent developments, and current and future perspectives<br /><br />Guidance for polymer and materials researchers in optimizing polymer coating properties and increasing product performance
zlib_text: coatings
  Review
  Layered Double Hydroxide Protective Films
  Developed on Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys:
  Synthetic Methods and Anti-Corrosion Mechanisms
  Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal 1,2
  , Luyi Sun 2
  , Allyson T. Barrett 2 and Michele Fedel 1,*
  1
  Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Povo TN, Italy;
  muhammadahsan.iqbal@unitn.it
  2
  Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
  University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; luyi.sun@uconn.edu (L.S.);
  allyson.barrett@uconn.edu (A.T.B.)
  *
  Correspondence: michele.fedel@unitn.it; Tel.: +39-0461-285354
  Received: 2 April 2020; Accepted: 21 April 2020; Published: 25 April 2020
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  Abstract: This work reviews the characteristics of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) in the context of
  protective thin ﬁlms to enhance the corrosion resistance properties of aluminum alloys. A discussion
  is made in detail about the LDH protection mechanism and th