Self-healing behavior of epoxy-based double-layer nanocomposite coatings modified with Zirconia nanoparticles

This work reports the self-healing behavior of epoxy-based double-layer nanocomposite coatings designed to mitigate corrosion in various industrial applications. Zirconia (ZrO2) nanoparticles were used as a carrier to load separately self-healing agent, polyethyleneimine (PEI), and corrosion inhibitor, imidazole (IM). The loaded ZrO2 nanoparticles with IM and PEI were doped into the epoxy matrix and applied on polished steel substrate to form...