Silica-Based Sol-Gel Coatings: A Critical Perspective from a Practical Viewpoint

This book will have the recent information on the developments in the emerging field of environmental-friendly coatings. Crucial aspects associated with coating research will be presented in form of the individual chapters. Close attention will be paid to include essential aspects that are necessary to understand the properties and applications of the novel materials. Different methods and techniques of synthesis and characterization will be detailed as individual chapters. It will also discuss the characterization techniques used in the area of such coatings. there will be chapters that describe the current status and future prospects. The topics will be selected so they are easy to understand and useful to new scholars as well as advanced learners. No book has been written on this subject so far.