Special Issue "Advances in Organic Coatings"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. M. A. Cohen Stuart
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, 6700 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Website: http://www.pcc.wur.nl/UK/fotogallerij/head/default.htm
E-Mail: Martien.CohenStuart@wur.nl

Guest Editor
Dr. M.M.G. Kamperman
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, 6700 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Website: http://www.pcc.wur.nl/UK/fotogallerij/fotogallerij3/Kamperman/
E-Mail: Marleen.Kamperman@wur.nl

Dear Colleagues,

Nature has developed material systems whose surface properties enable enhanced functional performance or give optimum protection in demanding contact conditions or aggressive environments. The self-cleaning properties of the Lotus leaf, the anti-reflective properties of the moth-eye and the turbulence-reducing properties of shark skin have attracted much research attention over the last decades. This special issue welcomes contributions on artificial organic coatings inspired by nature's example, but also new insights on physical principles underlying properties and performance of coatings formulations.

Hence, contributions are solicited on one or more of the following topics:

• fabrication of micro- and nanostructured organic surfaces and surface functionalization
• characterization and testing of mechanical, optical, adhesive or other functional properties
• new understanding and insights into interfaces, cohesion and phase behaviour of coating formulations

Prof. Dr. M. A. Cohen Stuart
Dr. M.M.G. Kamperman
Guest Editors

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed Open Access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. For the first couple of issues the Article Processing Charge (APC) will be waived for well-prepared manuscripts. English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• organic coatings
• bioinspiration
• interfaces
• cohesion
• phase behaviour
• micro- and nanostructures