Design and Fabrication of Polymeric Coatings based on Sustainable Materials and Processes

Polymeric coatings are getting more and more popular, due to their enhanced technical properties. Conventional coatings can be more practical by means of surface modifications to change the surface characteristics such as wetting properties, adhesion, conductivity and etc. This thesis will aim to provide an understanding about some surface properties and tuning the surface composition to obtain a final applications of the polymeric coatings. For this, different polymer nanocomposites were used by focusing on the sustainability of the materials and the simple fabrication process to have the chance to make them in large scale applications. After a general introduction about polymeric coatings, wetting properties, liquid repellent and thermally conductive coatings some of the materials and the methods, which can be used to fabricate these coatings and some applications of them are discussed in chapter 1. Subsequently, this thesis have been categorized into 5 independent sections with detailed results and discussions about each project that were done during this PhD thesis, followed by a general summary and conclusion. Each of this chapters are about: Chapter 2. Interfacing superhydrophobic silica nanoparticle films with graphene and thermoplastic polyurethane for wear/abrasion resistance Chapter 3. Superhydrophobic Coatings from Beeswax-in-water Emulsions with Latent Heat Storage Capability Chapter 4. Biocompatible liquid-repellent coating with anti-bacterial adhesion property Chapter 5. Thermally condcutive polymer coating decorated with in-situ synthesized silver nanoparticles and graphene nanoplatelets Chapter 6. Prespective and future ideas