Owing to the inherent properties of polymeric materials, such as excellent compressive strength, tensile strength, impact strength, coupled with adequate flexural strength, rigidity and young modulus, together with high dimensional stability, optimization of surface properties of metals with polymers has been the focus of extensive research in the past decade. Here, this review takes magnesium as a base material and focuses on discussing the advantages, shortcomings, and applicability of a variety of polymer coatings to modify the surface properties of anodic films produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The various methods used to fabricate polymer/ceramic composites are outlined, focusing on dip coating, electrophoretic deposition, spin coating, etc. Based on the experimental data and industrial applications, every polymer has been discussed with its unique structure and its distinctive impact on the surface characteristics of ceramics coatings by taking into accounts the following aspects, application site, biocompatibility, biodegradation rate, and anti-corrosion properties. Finally, current progress and challenges in the field of PEO/polymer composites are summarized to identify knowledge gaps and future research directions that help to achieve multifunctional materials suitable for massive-scale industries.

由于聚合物材料的固有特性，如优异的抗压强度、抗拉强度、冲击强度，加上足够的抗弯强度、刚度和杨氏模量，以及高尺寸稳定性，用聚合物优化金属的表面性能一直是重点过去十年的广泛研究。在这里，这篇综述以镁为基础材料，重点讨论了各种聚合物涂层在改性等离子电解氧化（PEO）阳极薄膜表面性能方面的优缺点和适用性。概述了用于制造聚合物/陶瓷复合材料的各种方法，重点介绍了浸涂、电泳沉积、旋涂等。根据实验数据和工业应用，通过考虑以下几个方面，讨论了每种聚合物的独特结构及其对陶瓷涂层表面特性的独特影响：应用场所、生物相容性、生物降解率和抗腐蚀性能。最后，总结了PEO/聚合物复合材料领域的当前进展和挑战，以确定有助于实现适用于大规模工业的多功能材料的知识差距和未来研究方向。