Coatings historical perspective

Anders, A., 2002. From plasma immersion ion implantation to deposition a historical perspective on principles and trends. Surf. Coat. Technol 156, 3—12. http //dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0257-8972(02)00066-X. 

This book is divided into five chapters. The first chapter introduces readers to the historical development and fundamentals of coatings and their compositions, thus putting the topics that follow into perspective. The following chapters cover individual families of raw materials - resins, pigments and extenders, solvents and additives - with adequate detail and practical examples in keeping with the scope of this book. 

Since latex dispersion application properties are related to the surface properties of the latex particles, there is a need for surface characterization of the particles at large. Historically, these types of systems have been applied as model colloids (Hearn et al, 1981) and therefore required well-characterized surfaces but as the sophistication of new coatings increase, the latex particle surfaces become more important from an industrial perspective. In addition to these applications the utilization of latex particles in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications has also contributed to the development of new surface characterization methods. The surface engineering, that is, variations in size, surface charge and surface hydrophobicity, of latex particles as colloidal carriers has been demonstrated to provide opportunities for the site-specific delivery of drugs (Ilium Davis, 1982). Surface... 

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