TY - CHAP AU - Zoi Manoli AU - Darja Pecko AU - Guy Van Assche AU - Johan Stiens AU - Ali Pourkazemi AU - Herman Terryn ED - Faris Yilmaz Y1 - 2018-12-03 PY - 2018 T1 - Transport of Electrolyte in Organic Coatings on Metal N2 - Some of the futuristic applications are nanotubes for electrically conductive coatings and to increase the rate of reaction of thermoset resins; organosilane dendrimer coatings; buckyball coatings for machine parts; and metals for conductive coatings in inks. The technology is limited to substantially specialized applications due to the high cost per unit volume needed to reduce the size of the particles and the need to add surface modifiers to prevent the particles from agglomerating. Recent research efforts focus primarily on the functionalization of the particle surface of the nanoparticles to make them more compatible with the coating resin systems, so that easy dispersion, low viscosity, and covalent bonding are provided between the particles and the resins. BT - Paint and Coatings Industry SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81422 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.81422 SN - 978-1-78985-162-5 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -