Coating Technologies for Damage Detection: Smart Protective Layers

What are Smart Coating Technologies?

Smart coatings integrate advanced materials that respond to environmental or mechanical stimuli, making them ideal for damage detection.

Types of Smart Coatings

• Self-healing coatings
• Mechanoluminochromic coatings
• Fluorescent coatings for stress monitoring

Key Applications

• Enhancing infrastructure resilience.
• Protecting aerospace and automotive components.
• Improving early failure detection.