Polymer coating technology for high performance applications: Fundamentals and advances

This is an overview of polymer coating technology, which is a way for altering surface properties to meet performance requirement in variety of technical applications. Polymer coatings have been utilized for purposes of adhesion, barrier properties, scratch and abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, wettability, biocompatibility, etc. Different approaches have been developed and adopted for fabrication of protective organic coatings. A judicious choice of polymer, coating technique, and fabrication parameters may lead to high performance coatings with upgraded properties. Recently, polymer coatings have been successfully and frequently adopted for solar cell, lithium-sulfur batteries, membrane technology, Light-Emitting Diode, corrosion protection, packaging, and biomedical.