Design of Tough, Durable and Corrosion-resistant Coatings

涂料经常应用于在恶劣环境中工作的部件，以提高耐用性。通常这种涂层表现出低韧性和较差的耐腐蚀性，导致过早失效。该项目的目的是设计，表征和测试创新涂料，展示基于天然材料（如牙齿和珍珠）的独特结构。据设想，这些涂层将在恶劣的腐蚀性环境中坚硬，坚韧和耐用，因此将改变制造业，采矿和海上石油勘探等行业，并提高假肢设备的使用寿命。

Coatings are frequently applied to components operating in harsh environments to enhance durability. Often such coatings exhibit low toughness and poor corrosion resistance that leads to premature failure. The aim of this project is to design, characterise and test innovative coatings that exhibit unique architectures based on natural materials such as teeth and nacre. It is envisaged that these coatings will be hard, tough and durable in hostile, corrosive environments, and will thus, transform industries such as manufacturing, mining and offshore oil exploration as well as enhance the lifetime of prosthetic devices.