Coatings Imparting Multifunctional Properties to Materials

<p>Coatings are traditionally used to protect materials from corrosion and erosion and improve the equipment's performance. At present there are coatings that provide materials with new properties for example biocidal hydrophobic and self-cleaning properties. A promising area of materials science is the development of smart coatings that simultaneously give materials several new properties. The coating propertiess are determined by the coatings' material the structure and the properties of the substrate surface and the methods of forming the coatings. This book contains the results of the latest research on the formation of coatings that impart complexes of new properties to various materials.</p>