Fig. 3From: Recent advances in surface-mounted metal–organic framework thin film coatings for biomaterials and medical applications: a reviewSchematic illustration of the probable anti-corrosion mechanism including EP coatings, ZIF-8/EP coatings, ZnG@ZIF-8/EP coatings (a) [112], the schematic of inhibitor loaded in nanocontainer as a self-healing coating (b) [113], schematic diagram of the anti-corrosion and self-healing mechanism in M- ZIF-8/GO/EP coating, diagram of coating damage and self-healing an enlarged diagram of the self-healing mechanism (c) [115], the pH-responsive release of the inhibitor from the epoxy coating containing ZIF-7 (d) [118]Back to article page