Hydrogen barrier coatings with Al2O3 as the main component are a good choice for solving the hydrogen embrittlement problem during hydrogen transportation in long-distance pipelines. However, the difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion be...
The dip coating process is one of the recognized techniques used to generate polymeric coatings on stents in an easy and low-cost way. However, there is a lack of information about the influence of the process parameters of this technique on complex...
The sol-gel method provides a wide variety of applications in the medical field. One of these applications is the formation of coatings on the metal implants. The coatings containing specific additive can enhance or improve the existing surface prope...
This article presents a new method for preparing a coating on Ti65 titanium alloy using a two-step procedure comprising hot-dipped aluminum and solid carburization. The effects of the carburization on the hot-dipped aluminum coating against the prese...
The analyzed topic refers to the wear resistance and friction coefficient changes resulting from heat treatment (HT) of a hot-dip zinc coating deposited on steel. The aim of research was to evaluate the coating behavior during dry friction after HT a...
This paper deals with the evaluation of the surface of structural steel whose samples were deliberately contaminated with transparent spray primer, adhesive label glue, and welding sprays prior to hot-dip galvanizing. The galvanized samples were stud...
The analyzed topic refers to the corrosion resistance and changes in microhardness of the heat-treated (HT) hot-dip zinc coating deposited on bolts. The research aimed to evaluate the influence of the HT on the increase of the coating hardness and ch...
Additive manufacturing of optical, electrical, and mechanical components is a beneficial approach for the rapid prototyping of components and error elimination, with short turnaround times. However, additively manufactured components usually have rou...
The microstructure of continuously hot-dip galvanizing Zn-Mg coating was investigated in order to obtain the mechanism of the effects of Mg on the corrosion resistance. In this paper, the vertical section of the Zn-0.20 wt % Al-Mg ternary phase diagr...
Previous studies have shown that the barrier effect and the performance of organic-inorganic hybrid (OIH) sol-gel coatings are highly dependent on the coating deposition method as well as on the processing conditions. However, studies on how the coat...
The field of optical thin films has garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in visible light communication, optical sensing, and imaging. Among the various fabrication methods available, conventional layer-by-layer (LBL) di...
A simple dip coating procedure was used to prepare the magnesium doped hydroxyapatite coatings. An adapted co-precipitation method was used in order to obtain a Ca25−xMgx(PO4)6(OH)2, 25MgHAp (xMg = 0.25) suspension for preparing the coatings. T...
Advanced high strength galvanized steel sheet has been one of the dominant materials of modern automotive panels because of its outstanding mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. The zinc coating thickness of hot dip galvanized steel sheet i...
The combination of responsive microgels and Lab-on-Fiber devices represents a valuable technological tool for developing advanced optrodes, especially useful for biomedical applications. Recently, we have reported on a fabrication method, based on th...
In order to improve the adsorption efficiency of biochar in water treatment, biochar–graphene (BG) composites were prepared by the one-step dip coating method and applied to remove phthalates from water. Firstly, the materials and equipment nee...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a widely used polymer in composite systems due to its versatility and processability, with growing use in advanced engineering applications. This study presents the formulation, processing optimisation, and detailed charac...
A Ti–Al alloy phase layer/Ti–Al carburizing composite coating was prepared on the surface of titanium alloy by the stepwise coating method of hot-dip aluminizing and then carburizing. The weight gain results of the composite coating showe...
Many studies of anisotropic wetting surfaces with directional structures inspired from rice leaves, bamboo leaves, and butterfly wings have been carried out because of their unique liquid shape control and transportation. In this study, a precision m...
The presented review summarizes recent studies in the field of electro conductive textiles as an essential part of lightweight and flexible textile-based electronics (so called e-textiles), with the main focus on a relatively simple and low-cost dip-...
It is challenging to obtain wafer-scaled aligned films for completely exploiting the promising properties of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs). Aligned s-SWCNTs with a large area can be obtained by combining water evaporation a...
A thin film sensor based on tetragonal SnO2 nanoparticles was fabricated by combining the sol–gel method and a dip-coating technique on a cylindrical glass substrate. The sensing material was produced through a cycling annealing process at 400 and 60...
Integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers is a promising approach for developing conductive and multifunctional materials. This study systematically compared two CNT deposition techniques, electrophore...
In this work, SnO2-NiO composite thin film was successfully grown on a ceramic tube substrate directly by a simple dip-coating method combined with annealing. Characterization analysis demonstrates that uniform SnO2 film consists of a great number of...
To achieve sensitive plasmonic biosensors, it is essential to develop an efficient method for concentrating analytes in hot spots, as well as to develop plasmonic nanostructures for concentrating light. In this study, target analytes were delivered t...
Undoped and nickel-doped zinc oxide thin films were deposited on sodalime glass substrates by utilizing dip coating and ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposition techniques. In both cases zinc acetate and nickel acetylacetonate were used as zinc precurso...
Orthopedic implants are essential for treating severe fractures and incomplete bone regeneration. However, metal-based implants often suffer from corrosion and biocompatibility issues. This study developed 3D-printed Polylactic Acid Plus (PLA+) bone...
This research was conducted to determine the influences of biopolymer dip-coating pretreatments as a non-thermal green technology on the drying behavior, retention of bioactive compounds, and quality properties of pears. The fresh pears were washed,...
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a multifunctional polymer renowned for its unique electrical, mechanical, and piezoelectric properties, making it an attractive candidate for various applications. Although the spin-coating method has been the conven...
Fuel electrode-supported tubular protonic ceramic cells (FETPCCs) based on the BaZr0.4Ce0.4Y0.15Zn0.05O3−δ (BZCYZ) membrane electrolyte was fabricated through a two-step method, in which the polyporous electrode-support tube was prepared...
Kraft paper, commonly known as brown paper, has been widely used in the preservation of various food products and is increasingly explored in the development of active packaging materials with antimicrobial functionality by incorporating metal nanopa...
The corrosion of steel materials has become a global issue, causing significant socio-economic losses and safety concerns. Hot-dip galvanizing is currently one of the most widely used steel anti-corrosion processes. With the rapid advancement of scie...
Crack-free binary SiOx:TiOy composite films with the refractive index of ~1.94 at wavelength 632.8 nm were fabricated on soda-lime glass substrates, using the sol–gel method and dip-coating technique. With the use of transmission spectrophotome...
The use of additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping of near-infrared and terahertz components provides seamless and error-free production. This article discusses the additive manufacturing and post-processing of axicons and their performance eval...
Omniphobic membranes have gained extensive attention for mitigating membrane wetting in robust membrane separation owing to the super-repulsion toward water and oil. In this study, a Teflon/PAI composite membrane with omniphobic characteristics was p...
This article presents the microstructure (SEM) and corrosion behavior of ZnAl12Mg3Si0.3 (ZAMS) coatings obtained by the double hot-dip method on Sebisty steel with increased strength. On the basis of chemical composition studies in micro-areas (EDS)...
Previous studies merely focus on the hot dipping properties of lead frame materials used in electronic industry. Yet, the environmentally friendly and cost-efficient traits of hot-dipped tinning process make it a possible promising surface modificati...
In this work, the effect of the hot dip plating process on the microstructure and properties of zinc–10%aluminum–mischmetal (Zn-10Al-MM) alloy coated for bridge cable wire was studied by changing the hot dip plating temperature, time, and...
Pre-treated low carbon steel specimens with flux or flux + tin mixture were coated by hot-dip aluminizing process. Al alloy (6061) was melted and hold at 750 °C. Fluxed and pre-tinned low carbon steel samples were dipped in a molten bath for time...
Zinc oxide layers on soda-lime glass substrates were fabricated using the sol-gel method and the dip-coating technique. Zinc acetate dihydrate was applied as the precursor, while diethanolamine as the stabilizing agent. This study aimed to determine...
Our study focused on the long-term degradation under simulated conditions of coatings based on different compositions of polycaprolactone-polyethylene glycol blends (PCL-blend-PEG), fabricated for titanium implants by a dip-coating technique. The deg...
Plastics are used in cover substrates for billboards, windows, large LED signboards, lighting devices, and solar panels because they are transparent and can be colored and shaped as desired. However, when plastic cover substrates installed in outdoor...
Hydrophobicity on steel-based metallic surfaces provides an advantage in limiting corrosion and debris buildup on the surface, thereby, improving the substrate performance. An experimental investigation was conducted on the development of zinc steara...
Thermoplastic starch (TPS) was prepared by melt-mixing cassava starch with glycerol. Polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-grafted-maleic anhydride (PE-MAH) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) solutions at 2% (w/v) were used to coat TPS using the dip coating proce...
In recent decades, batch hot-dip galvanized (HDG) steel has proven itself in practical applications due to the good corrosion resistance of its components. Despite the importance of the mechanical-load-bearing capacity of these coatings, the wear beh...
Films formed by dip coating brass wires with dilute and semi-dilute solutions of polyvinyl butyral in benzyl alcohol were studied in their liquid and solid states. While dilute and semi-dilute solutions behaved as Maxwell viscoelastic fluids, the thi...
Hot-dip Al–Si alloy coatings with excellent resistance to corrosion and high-temperature oxidation have emerged as promising lightweight substitutes for conventional corrosion-resistant coatings. The introduction of Mg can be an effective strat...
In this study, a selection of active materials were coated onto commercially available intermediate modulus carbon fibers to form and analyze the performance of novel composite cathodes for structural power composites. Various slurries containing pol...
In this paper, hot-dip aluminizing of ferrite nodular cast iron was carried out after treating liquid aluminum with different electrical pulse parameters. Compared with that of conventional hot-dip aluminizing, the coating structure of the treated sa...
In this work, the effect of treatment time on the performance of Cr(III) conversion coatings (TCC) on hot dip Zn–55Al–1.6Si (Zn55Al) coated steel sheet were investigated. The surface 3D morphology and roughness of TCCs were examined by a...
The transport properties of commercial carbon nanofibers (CNFs) produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) depend on the various conditions used during their growth and post-growth synthesis, which also affect their derivate CNF-based textile fabric...
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