Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Part I: Materials and Methods: Design and Fabrication -- Chapter 1: The Science of Molecular Precursor Method -- 1.1 Metal Complex -- 1.2 Molecular Precursor Method -- 1.3 Counter Ion (Stability) -- 1.4 Conversion Process from Precursor Film to Oxide Thin Film -- 1.5 Anatase-Rutile Transformation Controlled by Ligand -- 1.6 Homogeneity -- 1.7 Miscibility -- 1.8 Coatability (Thin Hydroxyapatite Coating of Ti Fiber Web Scaffolds) -- 1.9 Oxygen-Deficient Rutile Thin Films -- 1.10 Cu Thin Film -- 1.11 Applications Using the Molecular Precursor Method -- 1.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Cold Spray-Advanced Coating Process and 3D Modeling -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 3D Numerical Modeling of Cold Spray Coating -- 2.3 Experimental Methods of Cold Spray Coatings for Validation of 3D Model -- 2.4 Results and Discussions -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Effects of Laser Process Parameters on Overlapped Multipass/Multitrack Hardened Bead Parameters of Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy Using Continuous-Wave Rectangular Beam -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Experimental Methodology -- 3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 4: Dimensionally Stable Lead Dioxide Anodes Electrodeposited from Methanesulfonate Electrolytes: Physicochemical Properties and Electrocatalytic Reactivity in Oxygen Transfer Reactions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Chemical Composition of Coatings -- 4.3 Electrocatalytic Properties of Materials -- 4.4 Electrode Endurance Tests -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Polycrystalline Diamond Coating Protects Zr Cladding Surface Against Corrosion in Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors: Nuclear Fuel Durability Enhancement -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Zr Alloy Surface Corrosion-General Description.

5.3 Growth of Polycrystalline Diamond as Anticorrosion Coating on Zr Alloy Surface -- 5.4 Properties of PCD-Coated Zr Alloy Samples Processed in Autoclave -- 5.5 PCD Coating Increases Operation Safety and Prolongs the Zr Nuclear Fuel Cladding Lifetime-Overall Summaries -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6: High-Performance WC-Based Coatings for Narrow and Complex Geometries -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Experimental -- 6.3 Results and Discussion -- 6.4 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Coating Materials Nanotechnology -- Chapter 7: Nanotechnology in Paints and Coatings -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Application of Nanopaints and Nanocoating in the Automotive Industry -- 7.3 Application of Nanopaints and Nanocoating in the Energy Sector -- 7.4 Application of Nanocoating in Catalysis -- 7.5 Application of Nanopaints and Nanocoating in the Marine Industry -- 7.6 Applications of Nanopaints and Nanocoating in the Aerospace Industry -- 7.7 Domestic and Civil Engineering Applications of Nanopaints and Coating -- 7.8 Medical and Biomedical Applications of Nanocoating -- 7.9 Defense and Military Applications of Nanopaints and Coatings -- 7.10 Conclusion -- 7.11 Future Trend -- References -- Chapter 8: Anodic Oxide Nanostructures: Theories of Anodic Nanostructure Self-Organization -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Anodization -- 8.3 Barrier-Type Anodic Metal Oxide Films -- 8.4 Porous-Type Anodic Metal Oxide Films -- 8.5 Theories or Models of Growth Kinetics of Anodic Oxide Films and Fundamental Equations for High-Field Ionic Conductivity -- 8.6 Corrosion Characteristics and Related Phenomenon -- 8.7 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy -- 8.8 Characterization Techniques -- References -- Chapter 9: Nanodiamond Reinforced Epoxy Composite: Prospective Material for Coatings -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Nanodiamond: A Leading Carbon Nanomaterial.

9.3 Epoxy: A Multipurpose Thermoset Polymer -- 9.4 Nanodiamond Dispersion in Epoxy: Impediments and Challenges -- 9.5 Epoxy/Nanodiamond Coatings -- 9.6 Coating Formulation -- 9.7 Industrial Relevance of Epoxy/ND Coatings -- 9.8 Summary, Challenges, and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 10: Nanostructured Metal-Metal Oxides and Their Electrocatalytic Applications -- 10.1 Brief History of Electrocatalysis -- 10.2 Electrocatalytic Activity -- 10.3 Oxygen Reduction Reaction -- 10.4 Transition Metal Chalcogenides and Their Catalytic Applications -- 10.5 Preparation of Nanostructured Transition Metal Oxide Surfaces -- 10.6 Polyoxometallates (POM) -- 10.7 Future Trends in Electrocatalysis Applications of Metal/metal oxides -- References -- Part III: Advanced Coating Technology and Applications -- Chapter 11: Solid-Phase Microextraction Coatings Based on Tailored Materials: Metal-Organic Frameworks and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers -- 11.1 Solid-Phase Microextraction -- 11.2 HS-SPME-GC Applications Using MOF-Based Coatings -- 11.3 DI-SPME-LC Applications Using MIP-Based Coatings -- 11.4 Conclusions and Trends -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 12: Investigations on Laser Surface Modification of Commercially Pure Titanium Using Continuous-Wave Nd:YAG Laser -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Experimental Design -- 12.3 Experimental Methodology -- 12.4 Results and Discussions -- 12.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 13: Multiscale Engineering and Scalable Fabrication of Super(de)wetting Coatings -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Fundamentals of Wettability and Superwettability -- 13.3 Nature to Artificial: Bioinspired Engineering -- 13.4 Top-Down and Bottom-Up Nanotexturing Approaches -- 13.5 Superhydrophilicity -- 13.6 Superhydrophobicity -- 13.7 Superoleophobicity and Superamphiphobicity -- 13.8 Superomniphobicity -- 13.9 Conclusions.