The coating mechanism of different coating materials for boron particle was described. The principle for selecting the coating materials of boron particle was summarized from five aspects, which includes elaborated removing oxide layer, enhancing combustion temperature, reducing ignition temperature, improving surface compatibility and stimulating the oxidation of boron particles. A variety of the research status of boron particle coating technologies, such as precipitation and surface chemical reaction, macromolecule absorption polymerization, gas phase coating and ball milling was summarized and the actual application results of different processes were analyzed and compared. A variety of modern technologies to test the coating effect of boron particle were introduced. It also reviews the current status of research and insufficience of boron particle coating technology and prospects for the future direction of research.With 46references.