This study focuses on develo** a sol-gel based silane film filled with functionalized
graphene oxide nanosheets (fGO) to enhance the epoxy coating resistance against …

Mild steel continues to be the most extensively used construction material in several
industries and constructions. However, corrosion of mild steel in aggressive environments is …

Recently, many efforts have been made to find environmentally friendly substitutes for
carcinogen Cr6+ in the pre-treatments of metal substrates. Silane films are one of the …

Lightweight and high-strength hybrids are of great importance for reducing material and
energy consumptions. Glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and aluminum …

Polystyrene microcapsules loaded with octylsilanol and Ce (III) ions as core materials have
been synthesized by solvent evaporation method from a double emulsion. The obtained …

Mg alloys can be used as bioresorsable metallic implants. However, the high corrosion rate
of magnesium alloys has limited their biomedical applications. Although Mg ions are …

The aim of this work was to prepare hydroxyapatite coatings (HAp) by a sol-gel method on
Ti6Al4V alloy and to study the bioactivity, biocompatibility and corrosion protection …

The behaviour/resistance of four optimised sol–gel coating systems (inorganic, hybrid
organic–inorganic, containing zirconium ions and containing cerium ions) against corrosion …

Improvements in durable lubrication together with minimized wear are essential for
obtaining long-term, functioning metallic joint prostheses. To achieve this objective, CoCr …

The effects of dip** duration in the silane solution and the sol pH on the protective
performance of an eco-friendly silane sol–gel coating consisting a mixture of …