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ArticleNpj materials sustainability2025

Design and development of a novel polymer coating system with exceptional creep resistance.

Nader Ameli, Jaya Verma, Beth Muthoni Irungu, Sepideh Aliasghari, Andrei Shishkin, Allan Matthews, Saurav Goel

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7 authors.

Nader Ameli *School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Jaya Verma *School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Beth Muthoni IrunguSchool of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Sepideh AliasghariHenry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Andrei ShishkinInstitute of Physics and Materials Science, Natural Sciences and Technology Department at Riga Technical University, 3 P. Valdena Str., Riga, LV-1048 Latvia.
Allan MatthewsHenry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Saurav GoelSchool of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer coatings often suffer from poor mechanical properties, including low strength and modulus, making them prone to creep failure under minimal loads. To address these challenges, this study introduces a novel polyurethane (PU) coating reinforced with 4 wt% hollow ceramic microspheres (HCM) coated with a TiO₂ shell (HCM@TiO₂). The modified coating exhibited a 111% increase in nanoindentation hardness, along with significant reductions in creep displacement (31%), indentation creep rate (19%), and creep strain rate sensitivity (28%) compared to the base PU. In contrast, a second additive, solid silica nanospheres with TiO₂ shells (SSN@TiO₂), did not improve mechanical performance and even increased creep displacement by 31%, likely due to polymer chain sliding. Notably, the HCM@TiO₂ coating maintained and even improved its creep resistance under higher loads. These findings suggest that HCM@TiO₂-enhanced coatings could be highly beneficial for applications requiring resistance to high-cycle creep-fatigue failure.

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PMID40606253
PMCPMC12208877

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