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• Published Subscription Original Research 30 May 2026

  pH-Responsive Smart Polymer Nanocomposites for Anti-Corrosive Coatings

  By S. Ajith Arul Daniel, M. Bala Theja, Hari Kumar Andem, Ankush B. Khansole, S. Mohamed Rabeek, Santosh Kumar Nathsharma

  Abstract: Metallic corrosion under adverse marine and industrial conditions imposes gigantic financial burdens and risks worldwide. Conventional waterproofing waterborne epoxy has passive barrier protection, but is also inherently microporous, lacking intrinsic repair ability against mechanical damage and thus rapidly decays. This is a critical gap that this work tries to bridge by designing a new pH-responsive hybrid polymer nanocomposite by using polyethyleneimine-tannic acid-cerium functionalized boron nitrate nanosheets with chitosan-capped mesoporous silica …

  Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2026 · pp. 201–213 Read article →