Coating Quality Studies For Spin-On Layers - This site provides in-depth information about the spin-coating process. Application areas include: Photoresist, sol-gel, biomaterials, and other high-tech coatings.
Coatings Science Short Course Series - Industry targeted educational series offered by The University of Southern Mississippi's School of Polymers and High Performance Materials.
National Surface Treatment (NST) Center - The portal provides information about surface coatings and related products, equipment, procedures, and regulations.
Nature of Thermal Spray Coatings - Information on thermal spray coatings. Bonding, coating structure, stress, properties and porosity.
Plasma Quest Ltd - Develops novel and commercially viable technologies for the use of high intensity gas plasmas, mainly for the sputtering of thin films and for surface engineering.
Polyurethane Coatings Technology - Web resource for 100% solids polyurethane coatings technology. It includes articles, information, a FAQ and some case histories. Published by Dr. William Shiwei Guan.
PVD Coating Technology - Synopsis of physical vapour deposition, a plasma based coating process. The site outlines the theory, technology and applications.
PVD Coatings and Vacuum Technology - Discussion forum about thin films and coatings technology based in vacuum surface treatments (plasma treatment, PVD and CVD coating technology).
Surface Technology Support - Provides consultants for most aspects of surface engineering and treatments. The consultancy has extensive analytical back-up to support and undertakes research and development programmes in surface engineering.
Thames Research Group - Provide alternative resources research including silicon chemistry and the effects of the silicon atom on polymer/coating properties, specialty coating formulations, and no volatile organic content pigment dispersants for waterborne coatings.