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
- Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage Section
- Functional Polymer Coatings and Films Section
- Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology Section
- Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science Section
- Laser Coatings Section
Editors (17)

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: low thermal conductivity ceramics for gas-turbines; solid-electrolytes and nanomaterials

2. LaserON Laser Applications Research Group, University of Vigo, Industrial Technological Research Centre - MTI, Rúa Maxwel, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Interests: laser materials processing; laser surface modification; laser cladding; laser texturization; nanoparticle production by laser ablation; biomaterials processing and characterization
* Section: Laser Coatings
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Interests: nanocoating for dental biomaterials; anti-bacterial coating; process of clinical coating
* Section: Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces
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Interests: nanomaterials for energy and information technology based in thin film nanocomposites; nanoindentation; coatings; thin films; carbides/nitrides; multiferroics; functionally graded nanomaterials; characterization (HRTEM, XPS &, XRD); PVD deposition techniques; electro/photo catalysis of nanocomposites (HER/ORR/OER/HOR)
* Section: Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage
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Interests: plasma; thin film; solar cell; chemical vapor deposition; coatings; sputtering; surface engineering
* Section: Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces
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Interests: wetting; surfactants; adsorption liquid interfaces; superhydrophobicity; amphiphobicity; anti-corrosion coatings; marine environment; biomedical fabrics
* Section: Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science
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Interests: atomic force microscopy (AFM); edible coatings; food packaging; gas barrier coatings; intelligent coatings; interfaces; nanocomposite coatings; nanostructured coatings; surfaces
* Section: Coatings for Food Technology and System
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Interests: antimicrobial coatings; biotribology; mechanics and tribology of coatings; lightweight composites
* Section: Tribology
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Interests: biosensors; conducting polymers; physical chemistry; biochemistry; thin layers; proteins; surface plasmon resonance; electrochemistry; ellipsometry
* Section: Functional Polymer Coatings and Films
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Interests: polyelectrolyte, colloids, emulsions, foams, interfaces, layer-by-layer, adsorption, interfacial rheology
* Section: Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces
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Interests: superhydrophobicity; superhydrophilicity; anti-icing coatings; anti-corrosion coatings; electroinsulating coatings; surface modification; wetting
* Section: Corrosion, Wear and Erosion
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Interests: Li-ion batteries; Li-S batteries; all-solid-state batteries; pseudocapacitors; thin films; materials science; mesoporous materials; self-assembled nanostructures; structure-property relationships
* Section: Thin Films
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Interests: bio(nano)materials; synthesis methods; materials processing and design; advanced coatings; tissue engineering; drug delivery; characterization methods
* Section: Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering
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Interests: coatings for cutting tools and machine elements, FEA modelling; superficial treatments; characterization of coated tool's strength, fatigue and adhesion properties
* Section: Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification
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Interests: electrodeposition; energy; electrocatalysis; fuel cells
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Interests: science and technological applications of multifunctional oxide and diamond thin films
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Interests: thin films; nanostructured layers; chemical deposition methods; chemical spray pyrolysis; materials science; photovoltaics; photocatalytic self- and air cleaning coatings

Interests: thin films; metal oxide nanomaterials; electrochemical system; photocatalytic reaction; energy storage
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Special Issue in Polymers: Next-Generation Advanced Polymeric Nanosystems

Interests: superconducting films; wear resisitve surfaces; substrate engieneering; superhydrophobic surfaces; vacuum deposition

Interests: coatings; mechanical properties; adhesion; additive manufacturing

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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Special Issue in Coatings: Physical Vapor Deposition II

Interests: energy storage materials and devices

Interests: multifunctional nanostructured materials (thin films, oxides, semiconductors); microstructure; optical and electrical properties

Interests: soil pollution; soil fertility; water pollution; adsorption; biomass valorization
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Special Issue in Coatings: Research Progress on the Interaction of Metal Ions with Colloids and Surfaces
Special Issue in Materials: Bioresources as Precursor for Novel Nanostructured Materials towards Environmental Remediation
Special Issue in Molecules: Engineered Gels for Environmental Applications
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Nanoscale Materials for Water Purification and Catalysis
Special Issue in AgriEngineering: Novel Technologies to Improve Soil Productivity
Special Issue in Molecules: Novel Green Adsorbents and Their Applications
Topics: Water and Soil Management in Adaptation to Climate Change

Interests: laser materials processing; laser-matter interaction; ultrafast lasers; laser surface texturing; laser welding; laser ablation; laser micro/nano-structuring

Interests: thermal spray technology; photocatalysis; CVD; diamond; nitriding, XRD
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Special Issue in Coatings: Advanced Spray Coatings
Special Issue in Coatings: Selected Papers from the 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference (CIWC2020)