Editorial Board
- Editorial Board
- Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces Section
- Corrosion, Wear and Erosion Section
- Coatings for Food Technology and System Section
- Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces Section
- Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification Section
- Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering Section
- Thin Films Section
- Tribology Section
- Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces Section
Editors (8)
Dr. Alessandro Lavacchi
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
Interests: electrodeposition of materials for renewable energy production; surface engineering; corrosion and corrosion protection; thermal barriers coatings; electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); X-ray techniques for surface structure and composition (XPS, XRF, XRD); electroless deposition of metals and cermet’s; simulation and modelling of complex electrochemical systems
Interests: electrodeposition of materials for renewable energy production; surface engineering; corrosion and corrosion protection; thermal barriers coatings; electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); X-ray techniques for surface structure and composition (XPS, XRF, XRD); electroless deposition of metals and cermet’s; simulation and modelling of complex electrochemical systems
Department of Chemistry, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
Interests: electrodeposition; energy; electrocatalysis; fuel cells
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Interests: electrodeposition; energy; electrocatalysis; fuel cells
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, 75080 TX, USA
Interests: science and technological applications of multifunctional oxide and diamond thin films
Interests: science and technological applications of multifunctional oxide and diamond thin films
Lab. on Surface Forces, A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia
Interests: superhydrophobicity; superhydrophilicity; anti-icing coatings; anti-corrosion coatings; electroinsulating coatings; surface modification; wetting
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Interests: superhydrophobicity; superhydrophilicity; anti-icing coatings; anti-corrosion coatings; electroinsulating coatings; surface modification; wetting
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Institute of Polymer Science and Technology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Interests: polymer coatings; antimicrobial coatings; biointerfaces; porous surfaces; functional surfaces superhydrophobicity; bioapplications
* Section 'Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces'
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Interests: polymer coatings; antimicrobial coatings; biointerfaces; porous surfaces; functional surfaces superhydrophobicity; bioapplications
* Section 'Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces'
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Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Bldg. 717, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Interests: Li-ion batteries; all-solid-state batteries; pseudocapacitors; thin films; materials science; mesoporous materials; self-assembled nanostructures; structure-property relationships
Interests: Li-ion batteries; all-solid-state batteries; pseudocapacitors; thin films; materials science; mesoporous materials; self-assembled nanostructures; structure-property relationships
1. Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu st., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
2. Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54 Splaiul Independenței st., Bucharest, Romania
Interests: bio(nano)materials; synthesis methods; materials processing and design; advanced coatings; tissue engineering; drug delivery; characterization methods
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2. Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54 Splaiul Independenței st., Bucharest, Romania
Interests: bio(nano)materials; synthesis methods; materials processing and design; advanced coatings; tissue engineering; drug delivery; characterization methods
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Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: coatings for cutting tools and machine elements, FEA modelling; superficial treatments; characterization of coated tool's strength, fatigue and adhesion properties
Interests: coatings for cutting tools and machine elements, FEA modelling; superficial treatments; characterization of coated tool's strength, fatigue and adhesion properties
Previous Editor
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Polo Scientifico di Sesto Fiorentino, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
Interests: coatings and surface engineering; electrodeposition from ionic liquids, with a special view on aluminium coatings; thermal barriers manufacturing, testing, and characterization for the aerospace and energy production industry; scanning probe microscopy (SPM); electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); surface composition measurements; photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); scanning auger microscopy (SAM); low energy ion scattering (LEIS)
Founding Editor-in-Chief
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Interests: coatings and surface engineering; electrodeposition from ionic liquids, with a special view on aluminium coatings; thermal barriers manufacturing, testing, and characterization for the aerospace and energy production industry; scanning probe microscopy (SPM); electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); surface composition measurements; photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); scanning auger microscopy (SAM); low energy ion scattering (LEIS)
Founding Editor-in-Chief
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Editorial Board Members (361)
Laboratory of Thin Film Chemical Technologies, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: thin films; nanostructured layers; chemical deposition methods; chemical spray pyrolysis; materials science; photovoltaics; photocatalytic self- and air cleaning coatings
Interests: thin films; nanostructured layers; chemical deposition methods; chemical spray pyrolysis; materials science; photovoltaics; photocatalytic self- and air cleaning coatings
New & Renewable Energy Materials Development Center (NewREC), School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Korea
Interests: thin films; metal oxide nanomaterials; electrochemical system; photocatalytic reaction; energy storage
Interests: thin films; metal oxide nanomaterials; electrochemical system; photocatalytic reaction; energy storage
Dr. Klaus Pagh Almtoft
Tribology Centre, Danish Technological Insitute, Kongsvang Allé 29, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Interests: sputter deposition; Industrial-scale sputtering; PVD coatings; surface enginering; pulsed DC sputtering; HiPIMS; HPPMS; oxides; nitrides; carbides; DLC; tribology; ion-beam assisted deposition (IBAD); ion implantation; photocatalysis; X-ray diffraction (XRD, XRR, pole figures); electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); Rutherford backscattering; EDX
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Interests: sputter deposition; Industrial-scale sputtering; PVD coatings; surface enginering; pulsed DC sputtering; HiPIMS; HPPMS; oxides; nitrides; carbides; DLC; tribology; ion-beam assisted deposition (IBAD); ion implantation; photocatalysis; X-ray diffraction (XRD, XRR, pole figures); electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); Rutherford backscattering; EDX
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Coatings: Physical Vapor Deposition
Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies IFN, Italian National Research Council, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: laser materials processing; laser-matter interaction; ultrafast lasers; laser surface texturing; laser welding; laser ablation; laser micro/nano-structuring
Interests: laser materials processing; laser-matter interaction; ultrafast lasers; laser surface texturing; laser welding; laser ablation; laser micro/nano-structuring
Division of Mechanical Engineering, Ashikaga University, 268-1 Omaecho, Ashikaga, Tochigi 326-0845, Japan
Interests: thermal spray technology; photocatalysis; CVD; diamond; nitriding, XRD
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Interests: thermal spray technology; photocatalysis; CVD; diamond; nitriding, XRD
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Coatings: Thermal Spray Technology
Special Issue in Coatings: Advanced Spray Coatings
Special Issue in Coatings: Selected Papers from the 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference (CIWC2020)
Special Issue in Coatings: Advanced Spray Coatings
Special Issue in Coatings: Selected Papers from the 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference (CIWC2020)
Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
Interests: wetting; hydrophobicity; icephobicity; omniphobicity; nanocellulose; nanomaterials; coatings
Interests: wetting; hydrophobicity; icephobicity; omniphobicity; nanocellulose; nanomaterials; coatings
Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Interests: Bioinspired surface and interfaces for dental and orthopedic applications; Biomineralization of synthetic materials and tissues; Synthetic peptides, recombinant biopolymers, and self-assembly; Regeneration of hard tissues (enamel, dentin, bone); Soft tissue sadhesion/attachment; Prevention and control of biofilms
Interests: Bioinspired surface and interfaces for dental and orthopedic applications; Biomineralization of synthetic materials and tissues; Synthetic peptides, recombinant biopolymers, and self-assembly; Regeneration of hard tissues (enamel, dentin, bone); Soft tissue sadhesion/attachment; Prevention and control of biofilms
Department of Physics “E.Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: magnetic nanostructures; pulsed laser deposition; Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, MFM); Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM)
Interests: magnetic nanostructures; pulsed laser deposition; Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, MFM); Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM)
1 Department of Neutron Investigations of Condensed Matter, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie str. 6, Dubna, Moscow Region, 141980, Russia; 2 Faculty of Physics, M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; 3 Engineering Physics Institute, State University ‘Dubna’, Dubna, Moscow Reg., Russia
Interests: Scattering from interfaces (neutron reflectometry, X-ray reflectometry, small-angle neutron scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, neutron scattering techniques, scattering of synchrotron radiation); Colloids at interfaces; Complex fluids; Electrochemical interfaces (plating, passivation); Thin film characterization and diagnostics; Nanostructured/nanocomposite materials
Interests: Scattering from interfaces (neutron reflectometry, X-ray reflectometry, small-angle neutron scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, neutron scattering techniques, scattering of synchrotron radiation); Colloids at interfaces; Complex fluids; Electrochemical interfaces (plating, passivation); Thin film characterization and diagnostics; Nanostructured/nanocomposite materials
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Industriestraße 1-3, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
Interests: tribology; corrosion, corrosion protection, energy systems, fuel cell, electrolysis; DLC coating, hard coating, oxides, nitrides, carbides, multi-material compounds, multi- and nano-layered coatings, nanostructured coatings, thermal barrier coating (TBC); PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), magnetron sputtering deposition, cathodic arc deposition, HiPIMS, plasma cvd, thermal spraying, structure and application
Interests: tribology; corrosion, corrosion protection, energy systems, fuel cell, electrolysis; DLC coating, hard coating, oxides, nitrides, carbides, multi-material compounds, multi- and nano-layered coatings, nanostructured coatings, thermal barrier coating (TBC); PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), magnetron sputtering deposition, cathodic arc deposition, HiPIMS, plasma cvd, thermal spraying, structure and application
