Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) have attracted increasing interest for their
applicability as smart nanocarriers of corrosion inhibitors, due to their porous structure …

Epoxy resins are very important and widely used thermosetting polymers that find many
practical applications. Very often their properties can be effectively modified by an addition …

This paper is a review of the most recent and relevant achievements (from 2001 to 2013) on
the development of organic–inorganic hybrid (OIH) coatings produced by sol–gel-derived …

This work reports on design and manufacture of organic–inorganic hybrid coatings based on
diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy resin pursuing hydrolyzation of …

New hybrid epoxy–silane coatings, with added functionalities for improved performance and
durability, were designed to increase the corrosion protection of magnesium alloys. The …

A 2-part epoxy-siloxane coating cured with amino silane has been developed to provide
corrosion protection on carbon steel (CRSS) using dip-coating to deposit a two layer …

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 …

This is the first book to address the hot topic of functional silica gels and their applications.
Originally used mainly in chromatography, specialized silica gels have evolved into …

Organosilica coatings obtained by the versatile sol–gel process are finding applications of
great environmental and economic impact, such as in the case of new antifouling and …

Hybrid organic–inorganic polymer films composed of an epoxy resin crosslinked with a
flexible diamine hardener, and a silica reinforcing phase were produced and their thermo …