Protective Coatings

Our research on graphene protective coatings focuses on leveraging the unique properties of graphene materials to enhance the performance and durability of various materials and surfaces. This work primarily explores how graphene materials and their composites with their gas and moisture barrier proprieties, hydrophobicity, antibacterial, electromagnetic shielding properties, mechanical strength, chemical stability, thermal and electrical conductivity can be used to develop advanced protective coatings for fire, anticorrosion, antibacterial, thermal and radiation shielding protections. We developed and formulated several additives and paints for these application in collaboration with our industry partners which are now in commercialization or final testing stage. These formulations are carefully designed by combining graphene and their functionalized forms, with different binders, additives and polymer matrix to achieve enhanced performances.

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1. A. Mazinani et, Comparative antibacterial activity of 2D materials coated on the porous titania, Journal Materials Chemistry B 2021, 9, 6412-6424,  http://DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TB01122G

2. Q. Meng et al, Polyaspartic polyurea/graphene nanocomposites for multifunctionality: Self-healing, mechanical resilience, electrical and thermal conductivities, and resistance to corrosion and impact, Thin-Walled Structure, 2023, 189, 110853, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2023.110853

3. Md J. Nine, A C Hee, T T. Tung, K Hassan, D Losic, Cross-overlapped flat-silver/hexagonal boron nitride for translucent heat-reflective coatings with high efficiency, Applied Materials Today, 2020, 20, 100764 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100764

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8. F. Alotaibi, TT. Tung, MJ Nine, CJ Coghlan, D. Losic , Silver Nanowires with Pristine Graphene Oxidation Barriers for Stable and High Performance Transparent Conductive Films, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2018, 1 (5), 2249–2260

9. T.T. Tung, F. Alotaibi, MdJ. Nine, R. Silva, D. N. H. Tran, I. Janowska, D. Losic Engineering of highly conductive and ultra-thin nitrogen-doped graphene films by ultrasonic spraying, Chemical Engineering Journal, 338, 15, 764-773

10. Md J. Nine, S. Kabiri, T. T. Tung, D. N.H. Tran, D. Losic,Electrostatic powder-coatings of pristine graphene on granular an fibrilr surfaces, Applied Surface Science 2018,441, 187-193

11. Y. He, L. Qian, X.Liu, R. Hu, M. Huang, Y. Liu, G. Chen, D. Losic, H. Zhu, Graphene Oxide as an Antimicrobial Agent, Nano Research 2018,6, 3136-3144, DOI: 10.1039/C7TB03251J

12. F. Alotaibi, T. T. Tung, Md J. Nine, S. Kabiri, M. Moussa, D. N. H. Tran, D. Losic, Scanning Atmospheric Plasma for Ultrafast Reduction of Graphene Oxide and fabrication of Highly Conductive Graphene Films and Patterns, Carbon, 2018,127, 113-121

13. Md J. Nine, D. N. H. Tran, T. Tran, S. Kabiri, D. Losic, Graphene borate as an efficient fire retardant for cellulosic materials with multiple and synergetic mode of actions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9 (11), 10160-10168

14. Md J. Nine, D. N. H. Tran, A. ElMekawy, D. Losic, Multifunctional graphene coatings with advanced abrasion resistance, anti-bacterial and flame retardant properties, Carbon 2017,117, 252-262