The advent of nanotechnology has inaugurated new era of ingenuity, particularly evident in the domain of nanocoating with diverse applications across industries. The coatings herald a transformative shift in surface protection. In the automotive sector, they play crucial role in enhancing scratch resistance and bolstering durability, thereby extending lifespan of vehicles. The packaging industry reaps the benefits of nanotechnology through the integration of advanced barrier properties, augmenting food preservation and packaging integrity. In the realm of healthcare, nanocoating applied to medical devices act as deterrents to microbial adhesion, fostering a hygienic environment. On the other hand, the electronics industry embraces nanocoating to establish water-resistant and robust surfaces, ensuring the prolonged endurance of electronic components. Thus, nanocoating has applications ranging from self-cleaning surfaces to improved insulation in sustainable building practices.
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Nanotechnology has ushered in a new era of innovation, particularly in the realm of nanocoating, where applications span across various industries. These coatings, infused with nanomaterials, bring about a paradigm shift in surface protection (Anjum, 2017). In the automotive sector, nanocoating contribute to scratch resistance and heightened durability, ensuring a longer lifespan for vehicles. Nanotechnology has lately revolutionized diverse industries, redefining the landscape of innovation and functionality. In packaging, it introduces outstanding barrier properties, elevating food preservation and packaging integrity to unprecedented levels (Garg et al., 2023). Nanocoating is used in healthcare sector in medical devices, thwarting microbial and fostering pristine hygiene. The electronics sector benefits from water-resistant and durable surfaces, ensuring electronic components withstand the test of time. Aerospace industries leverage nanocoating for heightened corrosion resistance and superior thermal stability in challenging environments. In sustainable building practices, nanocoatings contribute to energy efficiency by enabling self-cleaning and improved insulation for windows. The renewable energy sector witnesses enhanced solar panel efficiency, majorly due to nanocoatings optimizing sunlight harnessing. Not only this, the textile industry embraces nanotechnology, as nanocoatings provide fabrics with stain resistance and UV protection, marking a significant leap in the multifaceted applications of the transformative technology.
Nanomaterials showcase exceptional properties, making them a highly viable choice for ballistic impact applications (Shakil et al., 2021). This has led to the development of advanced nanocomposites characterized by reduced density, impressive strength, stiffness, enhanced fracture resistance, and excellent absorption of impact energy (Jensin Joshua et al., 2020). Recently, nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nano-silica (Taş & Soykok, 2021), nano-clay (Wang et al., 2020), graphene nano-platelets (Khodadadi et al., 2021), milled nanofibers, Bucky paper, and nano-alumina have been employed to augment the ballistic impact behaviour of nanocomposites (Martínez-Morlanes et al., 2021).