Engineered nanomaterials for aviation industry in COVID-19 context: A time-sensitive review

• Main Authors: Pathak, Sunil, Saha, Gobinda C., Musfirah, Abdul Hadi, Jain, Neelesh K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland 2021
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering; TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31988/1/Engineered%20nanomaterials%20for%20aviation%20industry%20in%20COVID-19%20context.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31988/; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040382; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040382

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are catalyzing the Industry 4.0 euphoria in a significant way. One prime beneficiary of ENMs is the transportation industry (automotive, aerospace, rail car), where nanostructured multi-materials have ushered the path toward high-strength, ultra-impact-resistant, lightweight, and functionally graded engineered surfaces/components creation. The present paper aims to extrapolate much-needed ENMs knowledge from literature and its usage in the aviation industry, highlighting ENMs contribution to aviation state-of-the-art. Topics such as ENMs classification, manufacturing/synthesis methods, properties, and characteristics derived from their utilization and uniqueness are addressed. The discussion will lead to novel materials’ evolving need to protect aerospace surfaces from unfolding SARS-COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens of a lifetime challenge.