Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces, inhibiting or promoting microbial contamination?

Y Chen, J Ao, J Zhang, J Gao, L Hao, R Jiang, Z Zhang… - Materials Today, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces have offered unique advantages in combating
microbial contaminations involving fungi, bacteria, and viruses, especially during the global …

A review on ceramic coatings prepared by laser cladding technology

Q Wu, W Long, L Zhang, H Zhao - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Recently, ceramic materials have been widely used in the surface reinforcement of key
components of metal materials, due to the characteristics of high hardness, high melting …

A review of structural adhesive joints in hybrid joining processes

S Maggiore, MD Banea, P Stagnaro, G Luciano - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Hybrid joining (HJ) is the combination of two or more joining techniques to produce joints
with enhanced properties in comparison to those obtained from their parent techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Microbially influenced corrosion of steel in marine environments: a review from mechanisms to prevention

P Liu, H Zhang, Y Fan, D Xu - Microorganisms, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) is a formidable challenge in the marine industry,
resulting from intricate interactions among various biochemical reactions and microbial …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in corrosion protection coatings: A comprehensive review

HS Aljibori, A Alamiery, AAH Kadhum - Int. J. Corros. Scale Inhib, 2023‏ - researchgate.net
Corrosion is a pervasive and costly issue with significant economic and environmental
implications. Corrosion protection coatings play a vital role in safeguarding various …

Digital twins in the marine industry

Z Lv, H Lv, M Fridenfalk - Electronics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The ocean holds abundant resources, but the utilization of those resources for the marine
economy presents a complex and dynamic industrial situation. Exploring sustainable …

Anticorrosive coating systems for marine propellers

A Wang, K De Silva, M Jones, P Robinson… - Progress in Organic …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Marine propellers work in a severe environment due to the highly corrosive seawater,
biofouling, and high rotational speed. As a result, they can suffer from galvanic corrosion …

Recent advances of slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with anti-corrosion

W Yan, S Xue, B **ang, X Zhao, W Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Metal materials are susceptible to the influence of environmental media, and chemical or
electrochemical multiphase reactions occur on the metal surface, resulting in the corrosion …

Effects of h-BN content and silane functionalization on thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance of h-BN/EPN coating

Y Yan, K Liao, J Hu, M Qin, T He, T Ou, Y Fan… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The effects of h-BN and silane functionalization on h-BN/EPN coating are investigated.
Herein, kinds of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES, KH-550)-functionalized-h-BNNs (A …

[HTML][HTML] Micro/Nanoscale surface modifications to combat heat exchanger fouling

A Goswami, SC Pillai, G McGranaghan - Chemical Engineering Journal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Fouling is a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in heat transfer devices that inhibits the
effective passage of thermal energy, leading to energy and economic losses. In recent …