WP4 - R2 - Definition and characterization of the selected treatments

Smart nanostructured coatings is designed by using nanocarriers for a controlled release of the active agents. Incorporation of these nanostructured systems into an organic matrix is considered to produce an active multifunctional coating, possibly able to act as a protective barrier responding to changes in the local environment (corrosion attack) or in the integrity of the coating. In this project smart nanostructured coatings are designed by using nanocontainers for a sustained release of the corrosion inhibitor to be incorporated into a microcrystalline wax. 1-H Benzotriazole (BTA) is selected as corrosion inhibitor; beta-cyclodextrins as nanocontainer and R21 as microcrystalline wax.