It has been reported by previous research work that in plasma spray process hydroxyapatite decomposes into some amorphous phases due to rapid cooling of the coated substrate during the coating process, which causes instability of coated implant. Post coating heat treatment has been expected to minimize these phases and also enhance the long term reliability of hydroxyapatite coatings on metal s...

This work presents a novel coating technique to manufacture ceramic superhydrophobic coatings rapidly and economically. A rare earth oxide (REO) was selected as the coating material due to its hydrophobic nature, chemical inertness, high temperature stability, and good mechanical properties, and deposited on stainless steel substrates by solution precursor plasma spray (SPPS). The effects of va...

Bone implants must be biocompatible and are usually built to promote osseointegration, e.g. by application of plasma spray calcium phosphate (CaP) coating. The risk of infection and biofilm formation on implant surfaces is a well-known problem. The combination of electrochemically deposited CaP coating with antibiotics may offer significant benefits. Here, we demonstrate an innovative in situ e...

Coatings have historically been developed to provide protection against corrosion and erosion that is to protect the material from chemical and physical interaction with its environment. Corrosion and wear problems are still of great relevance in a wide range of industrial applications and products as they result in the degradation and eventual failure of components and systems both in the proc...

ZnO is one of the main materials used in thin film coating due to its low cost and advantageous properties. The aim this study examine optical, morphological structural properties zinc oxide films coated with ultrasonic spray pyrolysis(USP) technique. were grown at 450°C using different precursor solutions such as acetate nitrate. Glass substrate was these processes. 0.1M 100 ml prepared. Growt...

SnO2 nanocrystalline thinfilms were prepared by spray pyrolysis method on glass substrates at 375, 400, 425, 450 and 500oC. Structural, optical and electrical properties of these films were studied by XRD, UVVisible and Four-probe methods. The change in electrical conductivity, band gap and optical transmittance was found to be a function of the change in lattice parameters ∆a and ∆c. The sampl...

The effect of Zn:Se ratio on the photoconducting properties of ZnSe thin films has been studied. The ZnSe thin films have been deposited onto glass substrates by the spray pyrolysis method, the substrate temperature kept at 430◦C using mixed aqueous solutions of ZnCl2 and SeO2 with different Zn:Se ratios. Their electrical, structural, and photoconductivity properties have been studied. The valu...

We evaluated the applicability of metal spray coating as a waterproofing/corrosion protection method for a concrete structure used for water purification. We carried out an ozone resistance test on four metal sprays and evaluated the water permeability and bond strength of the metals with superior ozone resistance, depending on the surface treatment method. In the ozone resistance test, four me...

In this study two commonly used steels in boiler plants, i.e. (SAE-213) T-22 and SA516 (Grade-70) were coated with different thermal spray processes namely HVOF and cold spray. The coating powder used was made up of NiCrTiCRe powder. The performance of the coated as well as uncoated material was investigated using a pin-on-disc machine [Model: Wear and Friction Monitor Tester TR-20], supplied b...