Polymeric Paints and Coatings

Polymeric coatings are applied on surfaces of metal, wood, plastics, and other materials to offer protection, decoration, and specific functionality. Polymeric coating technology is one of the old fields; still, it requires further maturity for perfection. The key trends in polymeric coatings include the production of environment friendly coatings, improving the functionality of existing coatings, and the development of smart coatings with multifunctional properties. Polymeric coatings with such properties are not feasible by conventional formulation and synthesis techniques. Therefore, modern technologies such as controllable graft polymerization, free‐radical polymerization, and micro‐emulsion polymerization are employed for these coatings. Moreover, the use of novel modified methods, functional pigments and the construction of nano- and micro-surfaces can produce polymeric coatings with multifunctional and enhanced properties. This chapter emphasizes traditional and advanced functional polymer-based coatings.