Beschreibung:
Chapter 1. Introduction to Coatings: Types and their synthesis -- Chapter 2.Recent progress in computational techniques in various Coating materials -- Chapter 3. Self-clean Coatings -- Chapter 4. Anti-corrosion and anti-fouling Coatings -- Chapter 5. Fire retardant or fire-resistive Coatings -- Chapter 6. Metal Coatings -- Chapter 7. Polymers in Coatings -- Chapter 8. Plastics in Coatings -- Chapter 9. Modern coating processes and technologies -- Chapter 10. Characterization for Coating materials -- Chapter 11. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in Coatings -- Chapter 12. Coarse-grain simulations in Coatings -- Chapter 13. Continuum mechanics-based simulations in Coatings -- Chapter 14. Applications of Coating materials -- Chapter 15. Future and Challenges of Coating materials.
This book comprehensively reviews assorted types of coatings, their applications, and various strategies employed by several scientists and researchers to fabricate them. Exclusively, the recent progress in computational strategies that are helpful to optimize the best suitable coating formulation before one goes for the real-time fabrication has been discussed in detail. And this book is also intended to shed light on the computational modeling techniques that are used in the characterization of various coating materials. It covers mechanisms, salient features, formulations, important aspects, and case studies of coatings utilized for various applications. The latest research in this area as well as possible avenues of future research is also highlighted to encourage the researchers.