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<p><b>Inamuddin, PhD</b>, is an assistant professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has published about 150 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 60 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. <p><b>Rajender Boddula, PdD</b>, is currently working for the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative (CAS-PIFI) at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST, Beijing). His academic honors include multiple fellowships and scholarships, and he has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals, edited books with numerous publishers and has authored twenty book chapters. <p><b>Mohd Imran Ahamed</b> received his Ph.D on the topic "Synthesis and characterization of inorganic-organic composite heavy metals selective cation-exchangers and their analytical applications", from Aligarh Muslim University, India in 2019. He has published several research and review articles in SCI journals. His research focusses on ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment and analysis, actuators and electrospinning. <p><b>Abdullah M. Asiri</b> is the Head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University and the founder and Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the King Abdulaziz University <i>Journal of Science</i>. He has received numerous awards, including the first prize for distinction in science from the Saudi Chemical Society in 2012. He holds multiple patents, has authored ten books and more than one thousand publications in international journals.

<p><b>The 18 chapters provide cutting edge accounts of fabrication methods for polymer coatings from the basic science to the latest innovations.</b> <p><i>Polymer Coatings: Technology and Applications</i> provides an in-depth overview of principles, properties, fabrication strategies, coating formulations, surface engineering, and characterization techniques. It also deliberates various sorts of polymer coatings such as waterborne, antifouling, antimicrobial, curable, self-healable and smart coating technologies. The chapters include coatings for corrosion protection, anti-icing, liquid separation, electrochromic, biomedical, electronic and industrial applications. It explores the applications of coating for consumer and industrial appliances. The book incorporates industrial applications and fills the gap between research and development in the lab to viable applications in related ventures. <p><b>Audience</b><br> Researchers, scientists and engineers in the fields of polymer science, coating technology, adhesion science, materials science, environmental chemistry and industrial applications.

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