several investigations have been devoted towards understanding the coating process in fluidized beds. most of these studies focused on spraying liquid droplets over the bed. however, due to the complexity of these systems, more investigations are still required to quantify the effect of operating conditions on the coating criteria. the present work aims at fundamentally understanding and precis...

A novel in-line technique utilising pulsed terahertz radiation for direct measurement of the film coating thickness of individual tablets during the coating process was previously developed and demonstrated on a production-scale coater. Here, we use this technique to monitor the evolution of tablet film coating thickness and its inter-tablet variability during the coating process under a number...

The surface modification processes such as hard facing, case carburizing, thermal spraying, ion nitriding, tough nitriding, and others, are some of the important techniques being adopted for providing enhanced life for parts and components, in service. Among them, plasma spray and High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) spray coatings are popular and widely used. In this investigation, plasma & High Velo...

Self-aggregated Li4Ti5O12 particles sandwiched between graphene nanosheets (GNSs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) network are reported as new hybrid electrodes for high power Li-ion batteries. The multi-layer electrodes are fabricated by sequential process comprising air-spray coating of GNSs layer and the following electrostatic spray (E-spray) coating of well-dispersed colloidal L...

TiO2 coatings deposited using reactive magnetron sputtering and spray coating methods, as well as Agand Mo-doped TiO2 coatings were investigated as self-cleaning surfaces for beverage processing. The mechanical resistance and retention of the photocatalytic properties of the coatings were investigated over a three-month period in three separate breweries. TiO2 coatings deposited using reactive ...

titanium and its alloy are known as important load-bearing biomaterials. the major drawbacks of these metals are fibrous formation and low corrosion rate after implantation. the surface modification of biomedical implants through various methods such as plasma spray improves their osseointegration and clinical lifetime. different materials have been already used as coatings on biomedical implan...

Cold spraying is a coating process which enables production of metallic and metallic ceramic coatings with dense (very low porosity level) and pure (low oxygen content) structures. Several coating applications such as corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity rely on these properties. Generally, cold spraying is based on higher particle velocities and lower process temperatures than othe...