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Coatings | Title Story Articles from the Second Half of 2024
We are delighted to present a list of title story articles selected for display at the top of the Coatings (ISSN: 2079-6412) homepage for the second half of 2024. These articles cover a wide range of topics, including polymeric coatings, tribological properties, surface wettability, femtosecond laser modification, sputter deposition, hydrophobic coatings, plasma deposition, antifouling coatings, PVD and CVD, and wear resistant, to name a few. We hope you will find something of interest among these exceptional publications.
1. “The Use of Polyurethane Composites with Sensing Polymers as New Coating Materials for Surface Acoustic Wave-Based Chemical Sensors—Part II: Polyurethane Composites with Polylaurylmetacrylate, Polyisobutene, and Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene-co-vinylidene Fluoride): Coating Results, Relative Sensor Responses and Adhesion Analysis”
by Mauro dos Santos de Carvalho, Michael Rapp, Achim Voigt and Marian Dirschka
Coatings 2024, 14(7), 778; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070778
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/7/778
2. “Tribological Properties and Surface Wettability of Coatings Produced on the Mg-AZ31B Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation”
by Mateusz Niedźwiedź, Marek Bara, Joanna Korzekwa, Sławomir Kaptacz, Maciej Sowa, Aleksander Olesiński and Wojciech Simka
Coatings 2024, 14(7), 780; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070780
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/7/780
3. “Characterization of Mechanical Properties and Surface Wettability of Epoxy Resin/Benzoxazine Composites in a Simulated Acid Rain Environment”
by Poom Narongdej, Riley Gomez, Daniel Tseng, Ehsan Barjasteh and Sara Moghtadernejad
Coatings 2024, 14(10), 1279; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14101279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/10/1279
4. “Laser Control of Specular and Diffuse Reflectance of Thin Aluminum Film-Isolator-Metal Structures for Anti-Counterfeiting and Plasmonic Color Applications”
by Michał P. Nowak, Bogusz Stępak, Mateusz Pielach, Yuriy Stepanenko, Tomasz Wojciechowski, Bartosz Bartosewicz, Urszula Chodorow, Marcin Jakubaszek, Przemysław Wachulak and Piotr Nyga
Coatings 2024, 14(10), 1298; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14101298
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/10/1298
5. “First-Principles Study on the Influence of Crystal Structures on the Interface Properties of Graphene/Titanium Composites”
by Xiuli Han, Rui Wang, Pengchao Kang, Wanying Li and Gaohui Wu
Coatings 2024, 14(10), 1293; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14101293
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/10/1293
6. “Biochemical and Microbiological Properties of the Cotton–Copper Composite Material Obtained via Sputter Deposition”
by Małgorzata Świerczyńska, Zdzisława Mrozińska, Michał Juszczak, Katarzyna Woźniak and Marcin H. Kudzin
Coatings 2024, 14(7), 900; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070900
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/7/900
7. “Durable Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces against Immersion and Hot Steam Impact: A Comparative Evaluation of Different Hydrophobization Methods and Coatings”
by Panagiotis Sarkiris, Kosmas Ellinas and Evangelos Gogolides
Coatings 2024, 14(7), 908; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070908
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/7/908
8. “Shrouding Gas Plasma Deposition Technique for Developing Low-Friction, Wear-Resistant WS2-Zn Thin Films on Unfilled PEEK: The Relationship Between Process and Coating Properties”
by Dietmar Kopp, Christine Bandl, Reinhard Kaindl, Thomas Prethaler, Anna Maria Coclite and Wolfgang Waldhauser
Coatings 2024, 14(11), 1365; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14111365
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/11/1365
9. “Review of Progress in Marine Anti-Fouling Coatings: Manufacturing Techniques and Copper- and Silver-Doped Antifouling Coatings”
by Xiaolong Shi, Hua Liang and Yanzhou Li
Coatings 2024, 14(11), 1454; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14111454
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/11/1454
10. “Analysis of Wear Mechanisms Under Cutting Parameters: Influence of Double Layer TiAlN/TiN PVD and TiCN/Al2O3 Chemical Vapor Deposition-Coated Tools on Milling of AISI D2 Steel”
by Gustavo M. Minquiz, N. E. González-Sierra, Javier Flores Méndez, Ana C. Piñón Reyes, Mario Moreno Moreno, Alfredo Morales-Sánchez, José Alberto Luna López, Zaira Jocelyn Hernandez-Simon and Claudia Denicia Carral
Coatings 2024, 14(12), 1491; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14121491
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/14/12/1491
