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Analytical Chemistry

Battelle Creates Smart Coating

by Marc S. Reisch
February 2, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 5

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Battelle coating can reveal rust damage before it becomes visible.
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Battelle coating can reveal rust damage before it becomes visible.

Scientists at Battelle, an Ohio-based research institution, have developed a coating that can reveal rust before it becomes visible to the naked eye. Applied between a primer and topcoat, the nanomaterial-based coating fluoresces under a scanning device to reveal early evidence of corrosion. Quick repairs could save industry and government millions of dollars annually, Battelle says.

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