Thin Films in Surface Sciences
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Sciences and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin films manifest over a wide range of applications, spanning biomedical to thermofluid applications, and fine-tuning thin film dynamics requires careful knowledge of surface phenomena where interfacial dynamics rule. This Special Issue seeks to present the present experimental, theoretical, and computational efforts in tailoring thin films in the context of surface sciences. Papers are welcome to focus on the latest developments in surface sciences, and those focused on future directions for multidisciplinary research and the necessary areas for the development of novel heat exchangers to new coating technologies are also welcome. Tailoring thin films is also of relevance to biological transport applications (e.g., bacteria and proliferation of biofilms), agricultural applications, environmental engineering, and various energy-related applications as well. Thin films in the context of surface sciences cover an extremely broad array of research areas, but research related to grand sustainability challenges is particularly needed in the foreseeable future.
Dr. Min Y. Pack
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin films
- surface sciences
- interfacial phenomena
- colloid deposition
- fluid mechanics
- microfluidics
- surface tension
- interfacial rheology
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