@inbook{b707f4eb73ab49b3aa387e66311906f2,
title = "Self-healing polymeric coatings",
abstract = "Coatings have become one of the most ubiquitous end applications for polymeric materials. Introducing self-repairing mechanisms into coatings is one way to ensure a high level of performance and an extended service life-time, with reduced energy and cost efforts with maintenance and repair. This chapter presents a revision of the self-healing approaches and mechanisms that have the potential to find applications in the broad and challenging smart coatings field. It discusses some of the systems/mechanisms, in light of main molecular interactions that can be used to introduce intrinsic healing mechanisms on polymeric coatings: (i) molecular chains inter-diffusion and segregation, (ii) reversible bonds, and (iii) noncovalent bonds. Many of the current functional polymeric coatings rely on their surface chemical groups for a special performance or functionalities, such as extreme water repellence, self-cleaning behavior (via superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic mechanisms), or anti-(bio)adhesion (i.e., low adherence of proteins and other biofoulants).",
keywords = "Functional polymeric coatings, Intrinsic healing mechanisms, Molecular chains inter-diffusion, Noncovalent bonds, Self-healing polymeric coating",
author = "Esteves, {A. C.C.} and Garc{\'i}a, {S. J.}",
year = "2015",
month = may,
day = "22",
doi = "10.1002/9781118883051.ch4",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-118-51070-4",
series = "The Wiley Series on Polymer Engineering and Technology",
publisher = "Wiley",
pages = "133--162",
editor = "L. Wu and J. Baghdachi",
booktitle = "Functional Polymer Coatings",
address = "United States",
}