Coatings & Polymeric Materials Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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Polymers and Coatings Derived From Novel Bio-Based Vinyl Ether Monomers
(North Dakota State University, 2018)To fulfill the demand for household, industrial, light weight transportation, health, and cosmetic products etc., production of polymeric materials has been increasing every year. However, limited resource of fossil fuel ... -
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 ... -
Electrically Conductive Polymers and their Use as Novel Pigments in Advanced Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2018)With the push to more environmentally friendly materials to solve some of the biggest challenges in the coatings industry, electrically conductive polymers (ECPs) are seen as a flexible solution due to their unique properties. ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Electroactive Polymeric Nanostructures for Organic Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Electroactive polymers (EAP) such as polypyrrole (PPy) and polyaniline (PANI) are being explored intensively in the scientific community. Nanostructures of EAPs have low dimensions and high surface area enabling them 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Highly Functionalized Thermosets from Renewables for Composites and Coatings Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Renewable sources have attracted attention due to their affordable cost and wide availability. Vegetable oils are renewable sources that have been extensively studied as potential replacement for petroleum derived chemicals. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Fouling Release Marine Coatings: Effect of Surface Abrasions on Fouling Release Performance of Self-Stratified Siloxane-Polyurethane Coatings and Novel Isocyanate-Free Glycidyl Carbamate Technologies
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
High Performance Bio-Based Thermosets for Composites and Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2016)In the recent decade, there has been increasing interest in using renewable feedstocks as chemical commodities for composites and coatings application. Vegetable oils are promising renewable resources due to their wide ... -
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 ...