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Crystal structure and phase composition were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and surface morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (GDOES) were used to correlate structural changes upon ion-exchange and interfacial modifications with chemical composition and surface profiles of the SR-LDH films, respectively. The protection conferred by these films against localized corrosion was investigated at microscale using the scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET). LDH-NO3 phase was obtained by direct growth onto AA2024 surface, as evidenced by (003) and (006) XRD diffraction reflections. After anion exchange of nitrate with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) there was a decrease in the SR-LDH thickness inferred from GDOES profiles. The subsequent surface functionalization with HTMS was confirmed by the presence of Si signal in XPS and GDOES analyses, leading to an increase in the water contact angle (c.a 144\u00b0 \u00b1 3\u00b0). SVET measurements of the SR-LDH films revealed exceptional corrosion resistance, whereas the bioluminescent bacteria assay proved the anti-microbial character of the obtained films. Overall the results obtained show an effective corrosion protection of the SR-LDHs when compared to the bare substrate and the potential of these films for biofouling applications as new Cr-free pre-treatments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/coatings9050328","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,21]],"date-time":"2019-05-21T10:52:51Z","timestamp":1558435971000},"page":"328","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Layered Double Hydroxide Clusters as Precursors of Novel Multifunctional Layers: A Bottom-Up Approach"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9530-6963","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cristina S.","family":"Neves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Alexandre C.","family":"Bastos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5386-0280","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrei N.","family":"Salak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Maksim","family":"Starykevich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Daisy","family":"Rocha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Mikhail L.","family":"Zheludkevich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MagIC \u2013 Magnesium Innovation Centre, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck Stra\u00dfe 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9118-3521","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela","family":"Cunha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8422-8664","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adelaide","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7584-4641","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Tedim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2071-9851","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M\u00e1rio G.S.","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"M\u00fcller, K., Bugnicourt, E., Latorre, M., Jorda, M., Sanz, Y.E., Lagaron, J.M., Miesbauer, O., Bianchin, A., Hankin, S., and B\u00f6lz, U. 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