Ureasilicate hybrid coatings for corrosion protection of galvanized steel in cementitious media

The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) for the PhD grant SFRH/BD/62601/2009 and the financial support by Centro de Quimica [project F-COMP-01-0124-FEDER-022716 (ref. FCT PestC/Qui/UI0686/2011)-FEDER-COMPETE]. The Authors would also like to thank Hugo Marques Gomes for assisting in the schematic representations.

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