Smart Multifunctional Coatings for Corrosion Detection and Treatment

Ananthakumar Ramadoss is a Scientist at the Advanced Research School for Technology & Product Simulation (ARSTPS), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chennai, India. He has over 15 years of research expertise in developing various nanostructured materials for applications in supercapacitors, nanogenerators, self-powered systems, 3D printing, thin films, corrosion protection, and bio-implants. He has over 100 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, >25 book chapters and edited 1 book with renowned international publishers. Also, he has received various awards (>15), prestigious fellowships (Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship), and a Top 2% Scientist. In addition, he has completed and ongoing various sponsored projects in the respective areas.Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier. Siva Tamilvanan is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Advanced Research School for Technology & Product Simulation (ARSTPS), Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chennai, India. His fields of specialization are corrosion control by intelligent coatings, conducting polymer-based coatings, corrosion inhibitors, and corrosion monitoring.

• Section I: Fundamentals of Smart Coatings1. An Introduction and Basic Concepts of Smart Coatings2. Materials and Fabrication Methods of Smart Coatings3. Anticorrosion Mechanism and Environmental Conditions of Smart Coatings4. Influencing Factors and Process Optimization of Smart Coatings5. Analytical Tools for Monitoring Anticorrosive Smart CoatingsSection II: Materials Design of Smart Coatings6. Intelligent Polymers and Polymer Composites for Smart Coatings7. Micro and Nanocontainers Based Smart Coatings8. Micro and Nanocapsules Based Smart Coatings9. Intelligent Thin Layer Based Smart Coatings10. Nature-Inspired Materials for Smart CoatingsSection III: Functional Types of Smart Coatings11. Smart Superhydrophobic Coatings12. Smart Self-Cleaning Coatings13. Smart Self-Healing Coatings14. Smart Anti-Fouling Coatings15. Smart Triobological Coatings16. Multifunctional Stimuli Responsive Smart CoatingsSection IV: Application of smart coatings17. Smart Coatings in Aerospace and Automotive Applications18. Smart Coatings in Defence Applications19. Smart Coatings in Building Materials Application20. Commercial Aspects, Challenges and Future Perspectives of Smart Coatings