Coatings, Volume 12, Issue 8

Raman spectroscopy, measured by a Raman spectrometer, is usually disturbed by the instrument response function and noise, which leads to certain measurement error and further affects the accuracy of substance identification. In this paper, we propose...

This study aimed to describe different staining protocols for the main dental ceramics. A bibliographic search was conducted in the main health databases PubMed and Scholar Google, in which 100 studies published were collected. In vitro and in silico...

Rechargeable lithium–air batteries (LABs), particularly the nonaqueous form, are demonstrated as the next-generation energy conversion and storage equipment for many applications. The air cathode has been certified as one of the critical aspects to a...

This study sought to improve the utilization of sorghum straw resources and promote the industrial production of new biomass materials. Herein, we fabricated SSP/ZnO/PVA nanocomposite films from sorghum straw powder (SSP), corn starch, polyvinyl alco...

Biodegradable paper mulch has the advantages of being easily degradable and environmentally benign, but its own performance and adaptability to harsh environments have not been tested. This paper uses scanning electron microscopy and three-dimensiona...

Composite insulators are widely used in power systems because of their advantages of light weight, good pollution resistance, and high mechanical strength. With the increasingly serious environmental pollution problem, especially in winter at high la...

Among the preparation methods of functional coatings, the electrodeposition technique has attracted much attention due to its advantages of economy, high efficiency and good structural adaptability. The application of aluminum alloy materials is grea...

This paper investigates the fatigue behavior of S135 high-strength drill pipe steel under tension–torsion multiaxial loading. Based on the concept of critical plane during fatigue, the fatigue model under the combined loading of tension–t...

Friction and wear are the main forms of material surface failure. Surface modification is very effective in friction reduction and wear resistance systems. Therefore, as a method of surface modification to improve the tribological properties of mater...

Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) films were deposited on the sidewall of 3-mm-wide stainless steel or Si trench, and the adhesion strength of the films was evaluated using a micro-scratch tester. Particularly, the effects of carbon ion implantat...