Smart Multifunctional Coatings for Corrosion Detection and Treatment

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. 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.Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience working with a wide variety of polymers and nanomaterials, including metal oxide nanoparticles and two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene and MXenes. His research interest is mainly focused on the synthesis, characterization, and investigations of the structure–property relationship of polymer nanocomposites and nanohybrids reinforced with different nanofillers, including various metal oxides, carbon allotropes, and novel 2D materials for energy storage and conversion, energy harvesting, electromagnetic interference shielding, gas sensing, and biomedical applications.Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an adjunct professor and lab director in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research is focused on sustainability, nanotechnology & 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 several books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

• 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