This paper provides an overview on the research progress of self-reporting corrosion
protection coatings, which can autonomously indicate coating damages and metal corrosion …

The design and fabrication of functional polymers with fascinating mechanochromic
properties are of profound significance to their prospective applications, such as wearable …

Aggregate materials have attracted tremendous attention because of their modified or totally
different properties compared with their molecular counterparts. Among various mesoscopic …

Self-healing materials have been attracting the attention of the scientists over the past few
decades because of their effectiveness in detecting damage and their autonomic healing …

Polymeric materials are susceptible to the chain re‐conformation, reorientation, slippage,
and bond cleavage upon mechanical stimuli, which are likely to further grow into macro …

Metal substrates beneath polymeric coatings are susceptible to localized corrosion, which
could result in lifetime reduction and catastrophic failure without timely repair treatment. In …

Functional polymer systems with stimuli responses have attracted great attention over the
years due to their diverse range of applications. Such polymers are capable of altering their …

Polymer coatings inevitably suffer from micro-damage during film formation and the in-
service period, leading to interfacial corrosion of the metal substrate and even catastrophic …

Fluorescence-labeled self-healing microcapsules demonstrate the excellent ability to heal
microcracks, and can also visualize the healing process of microcracks. The healing process …

Metallic coatings are convenient, facile, and effective strategies for corrosion protection by
limiting the contact between metals or alloys and corrosive media. However, degradation of …