We are delighted to present a selection of Editor’s Choice Articles from the Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412) homepage for the first half of 2026, selected from the “Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering” Section. We hope you will find something of interest among these outstanding contributions.
- “In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan–Vancomycin Coatings on Grade 4 Titanium Discs: A Preliminary Study”
by João M. Pinto, Liliana Grenho, Susana J. Oliveira, Manuel A. Sampaio-Fernandes, Maria Helena Fernandes, Maria Helena Figueiral and Maria Margarida Sampaio-Fernandes
Coatings 2026, 16(1), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16010075
- “Electrospun Janus Fibrous Membranes: Property and Potential Biomedical Applications”
by Haodong Chen, Wenbo Wu, Xinyu Li, Lili Gao and Tifeng Jiao
Coatings 2026, 16(3), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16030281
- “Surface Modification and Coating for Titanium Dental Implants: A Review on Advances in Techniques, Biological Performance, and Clinical Applications”
by Amantle Balang, Gordon Blunn, Marta Roldo, Katerina Karali and Roxane Bonithon
Coatings 2026, 16(4), 423; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16040423
- “In Vitro Investigation of Antithrombotic Performance of Bivalirudin and Aspirin Dual-Modified Polycaprolactone Vascular Grafts”
by Yuxin Tan, Rui Luan, Jiashuai Zhang, Huilin Mo, Yu Ren, Wei Zhang and Meixian Li
Coatings 2026, 16(4), 483; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16040483
- “Modeling Reversible In Vivo-like Insulin Resistance Using Long-Term Adipocyte Spheroid Culture”
by Sheetal Chowdhury, Joshua S. Speed, Gene L. Bidwell III and Amol V. Janorkar
Coatings 2026, 16(4), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16040487
- “Self-Healing Coating with Ultrasound-Triggered On-Demand Osthole Release for Magnesium-Based Orthopedic Implants”
by Yue Fan, Shiyu Jin, Yumeng Dong, Feiyang Wang, Junyan Yao, Juyi Yang, Lu Zhang, Shuyi Wang, Cheng Wang, Jing Bai et al.
Coatings 2026, 16(4), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16040499
- “Electrospun Nanofibers for Antimicrobial Therapy: From Polymer Design to Controlled Drug Release”
by Andrei Teodor Matei, Oana Cramariuc, Irina Negut and Iuliana Gabriela Lupu
Coatings 2026, 16(6), 736; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16060736
- “Electrospun Bio-Based Polymer Coatings as Multifunctional, Biodegradable and Bioactive Layers for Biomedical Applications”
by Julia Radwan-Pragłowska, Michalina Nicieja, Łukasz Janus, Aleksandra Sierakowska-Byczek, Klaudia Kuźmiak, Tomasz Galek and Mirosław Tupaj
Coatings 2026, 16(7), 840; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings16070840
We would like to thank all of the research groups that authored these exceptional papers for their contributions. We sincerely hope you find these articles as useful and insightful as we have found them.
