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Degradation --- Organic coatings --- Atmospheric corrosion --- Degradation --- Organic coatings --- Atmospheric corrosion

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

Civil engineering, surveying & building --- Mechanical engineering & materials --- organic coatings --- corrosion protection --- pigments --- nanotechnology --- environmentally friendly --- organic coatings --- corrosion protection --- pigments --- nanotechnology --- environmentally friendly

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Active (also called “smart”) coatings and thin films are defined as those that are capable of sensing their environment and appropriately responding to that external stimulus. This Special Issue “Active Organic and Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coatings and Thin Films: Challenges, Developments, Perspectives” collected a series of papers that outline the current frontiers in the development of smart coatings and thin films for corrosion and other types of materials applications. The first four papers focus on novel discoveries on coatings with corrosion protection properties. These include environmentally-friendly polyurethane loaded with cerium nitrate corrosion inhibitor for mild steel protection, hot-pressed organic polymer coatings for the protection of pre-treated aluminum alloy surfaces exposed to NaCl aqueous solutions, functional epoxy coating with modified functional TiO2 for steel substrates protection, and hybrid composites against the thermo-oxidative corrosion of the metal parts of the internal combustion engines, turbines, and heaters. The next paper explores the potential of organic polymer/ceramic composite coatings to enhance the scratch resistance of typical floor laminates. The next three papers highlight other types of smart coatings and thin films, including low-temperature curable hybrid dielectric materials for field-effect transistors, bilayer antireflective coatings for optoelectronic devices, and organic polymers as the thin-film component for enthalpy exchanger systems in air conditioning applications. The final two papers focus on important research specific to coatings that serve as protection and preservation cultural heritage materials.

Research & information: general --- high-temperature coatings --- corrosion protection --- powder coatings --- scale inhibition --- anti-corrosion --- mesoporous TiO2 whiskers --- organic coatings --- mild steel --- waterborne polyurethane --- corrosion --- cerium nitrate --- coating --- HVAC --- SPEEK --- cross-linking --- INCA method --- thin membranes --- high DS --- refractive index --- deposition angle --- wavelength --- antireflective --- omnidirectional --- nanostructures --- thermal stability --- high pressure laminates (HPL) --- overlay --- alumina --- functionalization --- silane coupling agent --- scratch resistance --- scratch visibility --- scratch hardness --- organic thin-film transistors --- dielectric --- organosilicate --- copolymer --- poly(phenylene methylene), aluminum alloy --- AA2024 --- coatings by hot pressing --- additives --- fluorescence --- waterborne coatings --- batch miniemulsion --- weathering --- stone preservation --- coatings --- nanosilica --- nano-TiO2 --- nano-clay --- stone conservation --- wood protection

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Active (also called “smart”) coatings and thin films are defined as those that are capable of sensing their environment and appropriately responding to that external stimulus. This Special Issue “Active Organic and Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coatings and Thin Films: Challenges, Developments, Perspectives” collected a series of papers that outline the current frontiers in the development of smart coatings and thin films for corrosion and other types of materials applications. The first four papers focus on novel discoveries on coatings with corrosion protection properties. These include environmentally-friendly polyurethane loaded with cerium nitrate corrosion inhibitor for mild steel protection, hot-pressed organic polymer coatings for the protection of pre-treated aluminum alloy surfaces exposed to NaCl aqueous solutions, functional epoxy coating with modified functional TiO2 for steel substrates protection, and hybrid composites against the thermo-oxidative corrosion of the metal parts of the internal combustion engines, turbines, and heaters. The next paper explores the potential of organic polymer/ceramic composite coatings to enhance the scratch resistance of typical floor laminates. The next three papers highlight other types of smart coatings and thin films, including low-temperature curable hybrid dielectric materials for field-effect transistors, bilayer antireflective coatings for optoelectronic devices, and organic polymers as the thin-film component for enthalpy exchanger systems in air conditioning applications. The final two papers focus on important research specific to coatings that serve as protection and preservation cultural heritage materials.

Research & information: general --- high-temperature coatings --- corrosion protection --- powder coatings --- scale inhibition --- anti-corrosion --- mesoporous TiO2 whiskers --- organic coatings --- mild steel --- waterborne polyurethane --- corrosion --- cerium nitrate --- coating --- HVAC --- SPEEK --- cross-linking --- INCA method --- thin membranes --- high DS --- refractive index --- deposition angle --- wavelength --- antireflective --- omnidirectional --- nanostructures --- thermal stability --- high pressure laminates (HPL) --- overlay --- alumina --- functionalization --- silane coupling agent --- scratch resistance --- scratch visibility --- scratch hardness --- organic thin-film transistors --- dielectric --- organosilicate --- copolymer --- poly(phenylene methylene), aluminum alloy --- AA2024 --- coatings by hot pressing --- additives --- fluorescence --- waterborne coatings --- batch miniemulsion --- weathering --- stone preservation --- coatings --- nanosilica --- nano-TiO2 --- nano-clay --- stone conservation --- wood protection --- high-temperature coatings --- corrosion protection --- powder coatings --- scale inhibition --- anti-corrosion --- mesoporous TiO2 whiskers --- organic coatings --- mild steel --- waterborne polyurethane --- corrosion --- cerium nitrate --- coating --- HVAC --- SPEEK --- cross-linking --- INCA method --- thin membranes --- high DS --- refractive index --- deposition angle --- wavelength --- antireflective --- omnidirectional --- nanostructures --- thermal stability --- high pressure laminates (HPL) --- overlay --- alumina --- functionalization --- silane coupling agent --- scratch resistance --- scratch visibility --- scratch hardness --- organic thin-film transistors --- dielectric --- organosilicate --- copolymer --- poly(phenylene methylene), aluminum alloy --- AA2024 --- coatings by hot pressing --- additives --- fluorescence --- waterborne coatings --- batch miniemulsion --- weathering --- stone preservation --- coatings --- nanosilica --- nano-TiO2 --- nano-clay --- stone conservation --- wood protection