Nanosensors for Monitoring Early Stages of Metallic Corrosion

Abstract

A new generation of nanosensors based on mesoporous silica nanocapsules with the ability to monitor the onset of metallic corrosion is successfully developed and tested on 304 stainless steel. The core of the nanocapsules contains water insoluble organic molecules that fluoresce during the anodic dissolution of metallic substrates in the corrosion process. The dispersion of the nanosensors in organic coatings applied on metal substrate allows a very sensitive fluorescent detection of the initiation of metal dissolution, close to defects in the substrate. This promising concept offers therefore new perspectives for the development of smart coatings for corrosion sensing.

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