Editorial Board
- Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces Section
- Corrosion, Wear and Erosion Section
- Coatings for Food Technology and System Section
- High-Energy Beam Surface Engineering and Coatings 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
- Metal Surface Process Section
- Diamond and Related Coatings Section
- Architectural and Infrastructure Coatings Section
- Cultural Heritage and Protective Coatings Section
- Composite Coatings Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, POLO II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: coatings application technology; manufacturing; industrial robotics; AI; pattern recognition
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Interests: coatings application technology; manufacturing; industrial robotics; AI; pattern recognition
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Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vivarelli 10, 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: interphase enhanced Textile Reinforced Mortar/Cement composites (TRM and FRCM); durability; Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC); elastodynamics of complex media with microstructure; edge instability
Interests: interphase enhanced Textile Reinforced Mortar/Cement composites (TRM and FRCM); durability; Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC); elastodynamics of complex media with microstructure; edge instability
Thin Film Simulation, Tyndall National Institute, UCC, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
Interests: density functional theory; metal oxides; TiO2; Ceria; interfaces; catalysis; photocatalysis; surfaces; thin films; defects; adsorption
Interests: density functional theory; metal oxides; TiO2; Ceria; interfaces; catalysis; photocatalysis; surfaces; thin films; defects; adsorption
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Interests: antimicrobials; biofilm; natural and conventional compounds; antimicrobial materials; antimicrobial delivery systems
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Interests: antimicrobials; biofilm; natural and conventional compounds; antimicrobial materials; antimicrobial delivery systems
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Department of Dental Biomaterials, Dental College, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54538, Korea
Interests: biomaterials; bioactive coatings, antibacterial coatings; implants; osseointegration; additive manufacturing; subtractive manufacturing; plasmonic nanoparticles; sputter deposition
Interests: biomaterials; bioactive coatings, antibacterial coatings; implants; osseointegration; additive manufacturing; subtractive manufacturing; plasmonic nanoparticles; sputter deposition
Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: optics of thin films; spectroscopic ellipsometry; spectroscopic photometry; optical characterization of thin solid films
Interests: optics of thin films; spectroscopic ellipsometry; spectroscopic photometry; optical characterization of thin solid films
Department of Materials Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hassaka 2500, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
Interests: solar cell; perovskite; microstructure; TEM
Interests: solar cell; perovskite; microstructure; TEM
CeFEMA-Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: femtosecond laser texturization; excimer laser ablation
Interests: femtosecond laser texturization; excimer laser ablation
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Chimica e dei Materiali, Università di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: Combustion Synthesis processes; Spark Plasma Sintering; Ultra High Temperature Ceramics; Bioceramics and Bioactive glasses
Interests: Combustion Synthesis processes; Spark Plasma Sintering; Ultra High Temperature Ceramics; Bioceramics and Bioactive glasses
Institute of Problems in Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 199178, Russia
Interests: thin film growth; nucleation; crystal growth; epitaxy; new semiconductor materials; wide-bandgap semiconductor films; ellipsometry; optical properties of semiconductors; ab initio modelling of crystal properties; DFT calculation of surfaces and interfaces
Interests: thin film growth; nucleation; crystal growth; epitaxy; new semiconductor materials; wide-bandgap semiconductor films; ellipsometry; optical properties of semiconductors; ab initio modelling of crystal properties; DFT calculation of surfaces and interfaces
Sicily's Solar Pole and Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, PA, Italy
Interests: nanochemistry; solar energy; catalysis; chemistry education; science communication
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Interests: nanochemistry; solar energy; catalysis; chemistry education; science communication
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Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), 08017 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: strongly correlated materials; superconductors; metamaterials; oxide electronics; resistive switching
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Interests: strongly correlated materials; superconductors; metamaterials; oxide electronics; resistive switching
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Spanish Council of Research (CSIC), Institute of Materials Science of Seville (CSIC/US), Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
Interests: thin film growth; atomistic processes; porous thin films; oblique angle deposition; magnetron sputtering; physical vapor deposition
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Interests: thin film growth; atomistic processes; porous thin films; oblique angle deposition; magnetron sputtering; physical vapor deposition
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Brown School of Engineering, Box D, 182 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Interests: biomaterials, bioelectronics, and biocatalysis
Interests: biomaterials, bioelectronics, and biocatalysis
Postharvest Technology Center (CTP), Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
Interests: postharvest pathology of horticultural produce; alternatives to conventional fungicides; integrated disease management; antifungal edible coatings, food additives; fungal infection; postharvest technology; fruit quality
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Interests: postharvest pathology of horticultural produce; alternatives to conventional fungicides; integrated disease management; antifungal edible coatings, food additives; fungal infection; postharvest technology; fruit quality
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Department of Chemistry, Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Italy, University of Bari “Aldo Moro,” Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plasma deposition of inorganic thin films as dielectrics in microelectronics and for the corrosion protection; plasma deposition of Pt containing films as catalytic electrodes in fuel cells; nanotexturing processing of polymers for super-hydrophobic/hydrophilic materials
Interests: plasma deposition of inorganic thin films as dielectrics in microelectronics and for the corrosion protection; plasma deposition of Pt containing films as catalytic electrodes in fuel cells; nanotexturing processing of polymers for super-hydrophobic/hydrophilic materials
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
Interests: hard coatings; protective coatings; Coatings cracking; substrate failure; fatigue crack initiation; coatings design and preparation
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Interests: hard coatings; protective coatings; Coatings cracking; substrate failure; fatigue crack initiation; coatings design and preparation
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Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava 45, Slovakia
Interests: microbiology; mycology; molecular biology approaches; antimicrobial properties; biofilm; microbiota
Interests: microbiology; mycology; molecular biology approaches; antimicrobial properties; biofilm; microbiota
Department of Thin Films and Surfaces, Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: conventional and nanostructured PVD hard protective coatings: deposition, characterization and industrial applications; wear, oxidation and corrosion resistant coatings; low friction coatings; tribological properties of thin films and surfaces; surface topografy of PVD hard coatings
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Interests: conventional and nanostructured PVD hard protective coatings: deposition, characterization and industrial applications; wear, oxidation and corrosion resistant coatings; low friction coatings; tribological properties of thin films and surfaces; surface topografy of PVD hard coatings
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: nanoporous aerogels: thermal barrier, filter, soundproofing, adsorber, gas sensor, ILD of ULSI; thin films: ALD, sputtering deposition, TCO, Mott’s for ReRAM, high-K dielectrics; nanomaterials: nanoparticles, nanocomposite, OLED, QLED, high-K dielectrics
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Interests: nanoporous aerogels: thermal barrier, filter, soundproofing, adsorber, gas sensor, ILD of ULSI; thin films: ALD, sputtering deposition, TCO, Mott’s for ReRAM, high-K dielectrics; nanomaterials: nanoparticles, nanocomposite, OLED, QLED, high-K dielectrics
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Department of Periodontics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Interests: bone; bone biology; tissue engineering; stem cells; instrumentation; enzyme kinetics; bone regeneration; dental implants; biomaterials; oral health
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Interests: bone; bone biology; tissue engineering; stem cells; instrumentation; enzyme kinetics; bone regeneration; dental implants; biomaterials; oral health
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Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762, USA
Interests: nanocomposites; fibres; polymers; gels; biopolymers; calcium phosphate; gelatine; electrospun; electrospinning; coatings; fibers for filtration; biomedical applications
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Interests: nanocomposites; fibres; polymers; gels; biopolymers; calcium phosphate; gelatine; electrospun; electrospinning; coatings; fibers for filtration; biomedical applications
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Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: development of bio-based and biocompatible materials; hyperbranched polymers; drug delivery systems; stimuli-sensitive polymers; recycling of plastics; development of technologies of production of biodegradable polymers; structural analysis of polymeric materials; MALDI-TOF spectrometry
Interests: development of bio-based and biocompatible materials; hyperbranched polymers; drug delivery systems; stimuli-sensitive polymers; recycling of plastics; development of technologies of production of biodegradable polymers; structural analysis of polymeric materials; MALDI-TOF spectrometry
Environmental & Radioanalytical Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
Interests: (radio)toxic inorganic species; bioactive chelating ligands; natural organic matter; metal oxides; mineral surfaces; lanthanides; actinides; humic acids; biomass by-products; pollutant monitoring on ground and sea waters; water purification; plant fibres
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Interests: (radio)toxic inorganic species; bioactive chelating ligands; natural organic matter; metal oxides; mineral surfaces; lanthanides; actinides; humic acids; biomass by-products; pollutant monitoring on ground and sea waters; water purification; plant fibres
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Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (ChiBioFarAm) & INSTM CASPE (Lab. of Cat. for Sustainable Production & Energy), University of Messina, 98166 Mesiina, Italy
Interests: applied heterogeneous catalysis with focus on environmental protection and sustainable energy and production; synthesis and characterization of catalysts and nanostructured thin films useful in the area of solar driven chemistry: nano-engineered electrodes and (photo-) electrocatalytic devices
Interests: applied heterogeneous catalysis with focus on environmental protection and sustainable energy and production; synthesis and characterization of catalysts and nanostructured thin films useful in the area of solar driven chemistry: nano-engineered electrodes and (photo-) electrocatalytic devices
Department of Materials Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSI Caminos. C/ Profesor Aranguren 3. E28040-Madrid. Spain
Interests: fracture of advanced and traditional materials; use of electron microscopy, EDX, EBSD and in situ techniques to determine and understand the correlation between microstructure/fractography and mechanical properties of materials structural integrity; additive materials; wear, friction and tribology; nanoindentation; ultra-high temperature mechanical behavior
Interests: fracture of advanced and traditional materials; use of electron microscopy, EDX, EBSD and in situ techniques to determine and understand the correlation between microstructure/fractography and mechanical properties of materials structural integrity; additive materials; wear, friction and tribology; nanoindentation; ultra-high temperature mechanical behavior
University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Interests: plasma; plasma processes; physical vapor deposition; Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition; atmospheric pressure plasma; nanomaterials; surface functionalisation; scaffolds for tissue engineering
Interests: plasma; plasma processes; physical vapor deposition; Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition; atmospheric pressure plasma; nanomaterials; surface functionalisation; scaffolds for tissue engineering
Institut de recherche sur les céramiques IRCER - UMR, University of Limoges, 87068 Limoges, France
Interests: plasma spraying; laser treatment of ceramic coatings; suspension and solution precursor plasma spraying (titania, zirconia and hydroxyapatite) for emerging applications
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Interests: plasma spraying; laser treatment of ceramic coatings; suspension and solution precursor plasma spraying (titania, zirconia and hydroxyapatite) for emerging applications
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Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, Milan 20131, Italy
Interests: materials engineering & nanotechnology; construction and building materials; electrochemistry; cathodic prevention and protection; coatings; corrosion engineering; Cultural Heritage; localized corrosion; materials functionalization; surface engineering; surface modification and treatments; metals; titanium
Interests: materials engineering & nanotechnology; construction and building materials; electrochemistry; cathodic prevention and protection; coatings; corrosion engineering; Cultural Heritage; localized corrosion; materials functionalization; surface engineering; surface modification and treatments; metals; titanium
University of La Rochelle, LaSIE UMR7356 Research Section, CNU 33 (Chemistry of Materials), CNRS Scientific Department, INSIS, La Rochelle, France
Interests: coatings; corrosion; oxidation; high temperature
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Interests: coatings; corrosion; oxidation; high temperature
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