RETRACTION: Effect of Surface Modified WO3 Nanoparticle on the Epoxy Coatings for the Adhesive and Anticorrosion Properties of Mild Steel

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RETRACTION: J. R. Xavier, “ Effect of Surface Modified WO3 Nanoparticle on the Epoxy Coatings for the Adhesive and Anticorrosion Properties of Mild Steel,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 137, no. 5 (2020): e48323, https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48323.

The above article, published online on 05 August 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Stefan Spiegel; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation into concerns raised by a third party, which uncovered evidence of fabrication in the SEM image shown in Figure 10. Furthermore, the image and the associated spectra in Figure 10 was found duplicated in three other articles by the same author. In each of the articles, the same images represent different materials and some of the EDX spectra peaks have been relabeled to represent different elements. The spectra in Figure 1 were also found duplicated in two articles by the same author. The spectra represent different materials in each case. Finally, Figure 7 was found duplicated in another article by the same author, where it was also described as the analysis of different materials. The author was unable to provide any supporting data or an acceptable explanation for the duplications. The editors consider the results and conclusion of this article to be invalid. The author disagrees with the retraction.