Beyond traditional coatings: a review on thermal-sprayed functional and smart coatings

D Tejero-Martin, M Rezvani Rad, A McDonald… - Journal of thermal spray …, 2019‏ - Springer
Thermal spraying has been present for over a century, being greatly refined and optimized
during this time. It has become nowadays a reliable and cost-efficient method to deposit …

TiO2-based nanocoatings for preserving architectural stone surfaces: An overview

P Munafò, GB Goffredo, E Quagliarini - Construction and Building Materials, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide has been recently used in its nanometric form to develop smart products
and coatings on several building components so as to better preserve their visual aspect …

Self-cleaning and de-polluting stone surfaces: TiO2 nanoparticles for limestone

E Quagliarini, F Bondioli, GB Goffredo… - … and Building Materials, 2012‏ - Elsevier
To evaluate the self-cleaning and de-polluting properties of a transparent titania coating, in
this investigation a titanium dioxide based suspension was deposited by spray coating on …

Self-cleaning materials on Architectural Heritage: Compatibility of photo-induced hydrophilicity of TiO2 coatings on stone surfaces

E Quagliarini, F Bondioli, GB Goffredo, A Licciulli… - Journal of Cultural …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) can be used to realize transparent self-cleaning coatings on stone
surfaces as an active and preventive protection system, limiting cleaning and maintenance …

Hierarchically organized nanostructuredTiO2 for photocatalysis applications

F Di Fonzo, CS Casari, V Russo, MF Brunella… - …, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A template-free process for the synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO 2 hierarchical
microstructures by reactive pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is here presented. By a proper …

Photocatalytic inactivation of viruses using titanium dioxide nanoparticles and low-pressure UV light

D Gerrity, H Ryu, J Crittenden… - … Science and Health …, 2008‏ - Taylor & Francis
The carcinogenic potential of chlorine disinfection by-products and recent changes in water
quality regulations have led to a greater emphasis on alternative disinfection mechanisms …

Smart surfaces for architectural heritage: Preliminary results about the application of TiO2-based coatings on travertine

E Quagliarini, F Bondioli, GB Goffredo, A Licciulli… - Journal of Cultural …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The development and application of self-cleaning treatments on historical and architectural
stone surfaces could be a significant improvement in conservation, protection and …

Durability of nano-engineered TiO2 self-cleaning treatments on limestone

P Munafò, E Quagliarini, GB Goffredo, F Bondioli… - … and Building Materials, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) colloidal suspensions applied by spray-coating have been used to
deposit transparent self-cleaning coatings on stones with the aim of preserving the original …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic self-cleaning and antibacterial activity of modified wood by Ag doped TiO2 nanoparticles

F Jafarpisheh, HR Kolvir, M Ghorbanpour - Next Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of nanoparticles has attracted widespread attention in surface science to improve
the characteristics of substrates such as thermal stability, corrosion resistance, self-cleaning …

Self‐cleaning, titanium dioxide based, multilayer coating fabricated on polymer and glass surfaces

J Kasanen, M Suvanto… - Journal of Applied …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
A photocatalytic self‐cleaning titanium dioxide (TiO2) coating was prepared as a multilayer
coating structure by the spin‐coating method. Three substrate materials (two thermoplastics …