Browsing Coatings & Polymeric Materials Doctoral Work by Issue Date
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Surface Property Modification of Coatings via Self-Stratification
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Biological fouling occurs everywhere in the marine environment and is a significant problem for marine vessels. Anti-fouling coatings have been used effectively to prevent fouling; however, these coatings harm non-targeted ... -
Magnesium Alloy Particulates Used as Pigments in Metal-Rich Primer System for AA2024 T3 Corrosion Protection
(North Dakota State University, 2010)As an alternative to the present toxic chromate-based coating system now in use, the Mg-rich primer technology has been designed to protect A1 alloys (in particular A1 2024 T3) and developed in analogy to Zn-rich primers ... -
Low VOC Coating Systems From Novel Glycidyl Carbamate Resins
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The goal of the research presented in this dissertation was to design and synthesize novel glycidyl carbamate (GC) resins for low VOC applications and study the structure property relationships of their coatings. Primarily ... -
Siloxane-Polyurethane Fouling-Release Coatings Based On PDMS Macromers
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Marine biofouling is the accumulation of organisms onto surfaces immersed in sea water. Fouling of ships causes an increase in hydrodynamic drag which leads to performance issues such as increased fuel consumption and ... -
Novel Biobased Resins using Sucrose Esters of Plant Oils
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Interest in using renewable raw materials to prepare biobased monomers, polymers, and materials is rapidly increasing. The goal of the research described is to develop branched polyesters of plant oil fatty acids, using ... -
Magnesium Alloy Particulates used as Pigments in Metal-Rich Primer System for AA2024 T3 Corrosion Protection
(North Dakota State University, 2011)As an alternative to the present toxic chromate-based coating system now in use, the Mg-rich primer technology has been designed to protect Al alloys (in particular Al 2024 T3) and developed in analogy to Zn-rich primers ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polyvinylether Polymers Produced Using Carbocationic Polymerization
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Using carbocationic polymerization, a series of novel polyvinylether polymers and copolymers were synthesized and characterized. A series of polysiloxane copolymers containing polymer grafts possessing Triclosan moieties ... -
High-Throughput Methods for Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The characterization of mechanical properties in a combinatorial and high-throughput workflow has been a bottleneck that reduced the speed of the materials development process. High-throughput characterization of the ... -
Silicon-Based Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polymers and Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Interest in producing hybrid organic-inorganic (HOI) materials has increased rapidly due to the unique combination of properties from the organic and inorganic components. The goal of the research described is to develop ... -
Embedded Reference Electrodes for Corrosion Potential Monitoring, Electrochemical Characterization, and Controlled-Potential Cathodic Protection
(North Dakota State University, 2012)A thin wire Ag/AgCl reference electrode was prepared using 50 μm Ag wire in dilute FeCl3. The wire was embedded beneath the polyurethane topcoat of two sacrificial coating systems to monitor their corrosion potential. This ... -
Advanced Electrochemical Methods for Characterizing the Performance of Organic Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Advanced electrochemical techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), electrochemical noise method (ENM) and coulometry as tools to study and extract information about the coating system is the focus ... -
Amphiphilic Invertible Polymers: Self-Assembly into Functional Materials Driven by Environment Polarity
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to environmental changes by adjusting their chain conformation in a fast and reversible way. Responsive polymeric materials have already found use in electronics, coatings industry, personal ... -
Novel Hybrid Polymeric Materials for Barrier Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Polymer-clay nanocomposites, described as the inclusion of nanometer-sized layered silicates into polymeric materials, have been widely researched due to significant enhancements in material properties with the incorporation ... -
Interaction of Tackifier Resins with Water-based and Olefinic Polymers
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The objective of this research was to investigate the interaction of tackifier resins in water-based and olefinic polymers for potential pressure sensitive adhesive applications. The first part of this research work was ... -
Multiscale Modeling of Electromagnetic Radiation Transport
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The transport of electromagnetic radiation is a critical factor in determining many of the advanced features of novel materials, composites, and coatings systems. The radiation interaction with a material's surface, as ... -
Novel Conducting Polymer Containing Composite Coatings for the Corrosion Protection of Metal Alloys
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Corrosion is a persistent problem faced by manmade structures made up of metal alloys. Aluminum 2024-T3 is high strength, light weight alloy used in aerospace applications. It suffers from the problem of corrosion due to ... -
Organic Coatings to Protect Ferrous Structures
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Corrosion induces damages that can result in enormous costs and safety issues. Steels are the most commonly used metallic structural materials but they can corrode rapidly when exposed to corrosive environments and need ... -
pH Responsive Capsules Containing Composite Coatings for Corrosion Inhibition in Metal Alloys
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Hexavalent chromes have be used as effective corrosion inhibitors due to their high inhibitor efficiency and low cost for the protection of several metal alloys. However, owing to their toxicity federal legislations restrict ... -
Responsive Polymer-Based Colliods for Drug Delivery and Bioconversion
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Responsive polymer-based colloids (RPBC) are the colloidal structures containing responsive polymeric component which is able to adapt its physico-chemical properties to the environment by undergoing chemical and/or ... -
Design of Polymer Materials with Lower Environmental Impact
(North Dakota State University, 2015)In today’s world of emerging advanced materials, environmental impact of new technologies, as well as already well-established products, is of utmost importance. Environmental safety is as crucial as performance/price ratio ...