The understanding of adhesion mechanisms in coatings is very crude across both industry and academia despite the paramount role it plays to coating integrity. The core reason is that existing characterization methods are very rudimentary, which is limiting the ability to understand the relationship between chemical composition and physical properties of the coating. The project will develop new characterization methods utilizing advanced instrumentation that will provide the capabilities to study adhesion characteristics in much greater detail. Based on the new characterization methods, a new knowledge platform covering the fundamental drivers for adhesion of coatings and the behaviour of active species on short and long-term adhesion will be developed. This will enable the industry to shift from incremental, empirically based improvements to drastic performance enhancements based on the tailoring of underlying mechanisms in coatings. This knowledge platform on adhesion and migration will facilitate the coating industry to develop better and more environmentally benign products at attractive cost levels for a wide range of products, including anti-fouling, topcoats, and anticorrosion coatings.
The understanding of adhesion mechanisms in coatings is very crude across both industry and academia despite the paramount role it plays to coating integrity. The core reason is that existing characterization methods are very rudimentary, which is limiting the ability to understand the relationship between chemical composition and physical properties of the coating. The TailAd project will develop new characterization methods utilizing advanced instrumentation that will provide the capabilities to study adhesion characteristics in much greater detail. Based on the new characterization methods, a new knowledge platform covering the fundamental drivers for adhesion of coatings and the behaviour of active species on short and long-term adhesion will be developed. This will enable the industry to shift from incremental, empirically based improvements to drastic performance enhancements based on the tailoring of underlying mechanisms in coatings. This knowledge platform on adhesion and migration will facilitate the coating industry to develop better and more environmentally benign products at attractive cost levels for a wide range of products, including anti-fouling, topcoats, and anticorrosion coatings.