Imaging and Characterization of Applied Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Applied Sciences presents full-length papers on Imaging and Characterization technologies and applications in a multidisciplinary view. The “International Conference on Imaging and Characterization—Future technologies and Applications” conference to be held in Oulu, Finland on 8–10 January, 2020 is at the core of the Special Issue. ICFUTURE2020 is an event that brings together experts cross-sectorally from several fields.

The ICFUTURE2020 conference is a part of the activities of the I4FUTURE doctoral program funded from the EU H2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 713606. This Special Issue also welcomes other relevant contributions affiliated to the I4FUTURE program and/or its collaborating partners.

The general topical areas of this Special Issue are recent developments in imaging and characterization, atmosphere and environment, materials and processes, as well as bio- and medical sciences. The manuscripts can be related to technology development and new or advanced application areas of the technologies or concentrate on what kind of information can be retrieved from specific materials using different imaging and characterization techniques.

Prof. Dr. Marko Huttula
Prof. Dr. Lauri Eklund
Guest Editors

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