Advances In Smart Coatings And Thin Films For Future Industrial and Biomedical Engineering Applications highlights the most common methods and techniques used for synthesizing and applying smart coatings for materials protection in transportation metals and alloys. It covers the testing, characterization and performance evaluation of smart coatings in the transportation industry, providing an in-depth discussion on the challenges and limitations of scaling-up and the spreading use of these types of coatings in the industry. The book concludes with the current prospects and future trends of smart coatings in transportation industry, and includes applicable case studies.Discusses the most recent advances and innovation in smart coatings and thin films in the transportation industriesHighlights the synthesis methods, processing, testing and characterization of coatings and filmsReviews the current prospects and future trends within the industry