Self multifunctional coatings

The field of applications of multifunctional coatings runs from glass to tiles or textiles, combining the photocatalytic, self-cleaning, UV protective, and antimicrobial properties of Ti02 with the antimicrobial activity of Ag. 

Schematic illustration of working principle of novel multifunctional self-healing coatings based on the embedded nano/microcontainers with active agents. 

In addition to their role in composites, high performance fibers are also found in coated and laminated textile products, three-dimensional fabric stmctures, multifunctional property improvement, and intelligent or self-adaptive materials. 

Development of multifunctional sol—gel coatings antireflection coatings with enhanced self-cleaning capacity. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94, 1081-1088. 

Figure 16 Multifunctional fnllerene derivative modified with five ferrocene units (a) undergoes efficient self-assembling on ITO with the formation of the bilayer coating (b). (Reproduced from Ref. 94. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006.)...

Wynne JH, Fulmer PA, McCluskey DM, Mackey NM, Buchanan JP. Synthesis and development of a multifunctional self-decontaminating polyurethane coating. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2011 3 2005-11. 

Faustini, M., Nicole, I., Boissiere, C., Innocenzi, P., Sanchez, C, and Grosso, D. (2010) Hydrophobic, antireflective, self-cleaning, and antifogging sol-gel coatings an example of multifunctional nanostructured materials for photovoltaic cells. Chem. Mater, 22, 4406-4413. 

Prado, R., Beobide, G., Marcaide, A., Goikoetxea, J., and Aranzabe, A. (2010) Development of multifunctional sol-gel coatings anti-reflection coatings with enhanced self-cleaning capacity. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol C, 94,1081-1088. 

Shchukin, D.G. Container-based multifunctional self-healing polymer coatings. Polym. Chem. 4, 4871 877 (2013)... 

For primers with self-healing and corrosion inhibitive properties, it is desirable to have one component to inhibit corrosion of the underlying metal and a second component to repair the polymer coating. These individual components can be multifunctional or multistep. For the protection of metals, many paint systems consist of an inhibitive primer and a topcoat. In case the coating is mechanically damaged or local delaminations are present, the repair function is usually achieved via release of the inhibitors from the inhibitive primer, whereby the corrosion performance of the underlying metal surface benefits from autonomous surface recovery processes by the precipitation of stable inhibitor compounds at cathodic and/or anodic sites. 

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