Electrochemical strategies for the strengthening of polymer – metal interfaces
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Baute, Noëlle[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Jérôme, Christine[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Martinot, Lucien[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Radiochemistry > >]
Mertens, Marc[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Geskin, Viktor M[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > >]
Lazzaroni, Roberto[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > >]
Brédas, Jean-Luc[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > >]
Jérôme, Robert[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
[en] Polymers have been widely used for the protection of metals against corrosion and for improving the performance of structural adhesive joints. In this contribution, the weakness and short-term durability of these polymer-metal interactions and some common approaches for alleviating this problem are briefly reviewed. Among the existing techniques, electrochemical processes offer the advantage of controlled interfacial reactions. Promising results have been reported by Strat-mann et al. and Le´cayon et al., who have emphasized the interest and opportunity to create strong chemical bonds between the organic coating and the metallic substrate. Their work is discussed in this review, along with results recently obtained in our group
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