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Anti-corrosion coatings are divided into intrinsic self-healing coatings and external self-healing coatings based on the principle of self-healing.
Summarized the multifunctional self-healing coatings, summarized the repair principles, advantages and disadvantages, and applicable environments of different types of coatings.
Pointed out the shortcomings of the current self-healing coatings, and provided valuable suggestions and development directions.
More detailed information can be found in:
Manping Yang, Shiyu Long, Junjie Gao, Jiang Han, Chao Yang, Luyao Shi, Daxin Zhou, Bingfan Li, Application and challenges of self-healing polymer coatings in metal corrosion protection, Materials and Corrosion 2025, 76, 1584.