“…A variety of dispersion techniques used by researchers includes stirring, sonication, extrusion, and blending. Sonication has been the most common dispersion technique adopted by many researchers in the fabrication of non-hybrid [ 23 , 30 , 39 , 52 , 68 , 77 , 78 , 80 , 84 ] and hybrid [ 26 , 37 , 57 , 62 , 63 , 72 , 85 ] epoxy composite coatings. The success of this technique is attributed to the high frequency ultrasonic waves, which promote uniform dispersion and de-agglomeration of fillers.…”