The use of polystyrene-based materials has become very important due to a wide range of
industrial applications. Different types of nanofillers such as fullerene, carbon black …

In the absence of preventive maintenance, corrosion of structural steel by the deterioration of
the passive layer due to exposure to aggressive environments is the main failure factor of …

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials overcome drawbacks associated with alginate
hydrogels. In this work, covalently coupled silica-alginate hybrids were prepared by Schiff …

Organic-inorganic hybrid coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum alloys are promising
alternatives to the current methods based on chromate passivation. This study examined the …

A polyester composite was prepared through the polymerization of an unsaturated ester
resin with styrene and an open-cage oligomeric silsesquioxane with methacrylate groups …

The preparation of silica-alginate hybrid hydrogels by a sol-gel route is proposed in this
work. The in-situ synthesis of silica networks from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and …

Abstract Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)-silica coatings form a few micrometers thick anti-
corrosive barrier that blocks corrosive species when exposed to harsh environments. Their …

Polysiloxane resins-derived ceramic precursors were used as a binder to manufacture
polygranular carbon and graphite-based composite materials. Two types of poly [methyl …

The impact of the two fullerenes C 60 and [6, 6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester
(PCBM) on the thermal and thermo-oxidative stability of the corresponding melt processed …

Hybrid nanocomposites are multifunctional materials and their properties are the
consequence of molecular interaction between inorganic and organic phases. These …