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
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
Interests: scanning laser microscopy; scanning probe microscopy; surface characterization; semiconductor nanocristals; metalic nanporticles; thin films; photonics
Interests: surface modification; nanomaterials; porous materials; electrochemistry; microscopy; carbohydrates; lipids; biosensors
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Interests: severe plastic deformation; phase transformations; grain boundaries; phase diagrams
Interests: photopolymer; photochemistry; thermal-responsive coatings; LEDS; carbon dots
Interests: nanoscale oxides; optoelectronic properties of surfaces and interfaces; physics and chemistry of defects; surface photovoltage spectroscopy
Interests: functional coatings and thin films; polymer surface; microstructure of polymers
Interests: flexible electronics; conjugated polymer; nanostructrued semiconductor materials; colloidal quantum dots; charge separation and transport; interface engineering for high efficient optoelectronic devices; solar cell; silicon solar cell; organic solar cell; light emitting diode; electronics ink
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Interests: surface science; superhydrophobic coatings; superhydrophilic coatings; electrochemical anodization; drag reduction; heat transfer; oil/water separation; energy conversion and storage
Interests: two-dimensional materials; catalyst design; electrocatalysis
Interests: polymer composites; piezoelectric response; ferroelectric polymers; piezoelectric applications; energy harvesting; magnetoelectric effect; biomedical materials
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2. Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745 Jena, Germany
Interests: atomic layer deposition; optical coatings; oxides, metals, composites, nanolaminates and multilayers; interference coatings; diffractive optics
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Interests: micro- and nano-fabrication; microfluidics; polymer micro- and nano-systems; surface engineering; surface wetting
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Affiliation 2: Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
Interests: solid liquid interactions, processes associated with friction, lubrication, contact mechanics, soft matter physics, surface damage processes, surface optimization
Interests: vacuum and plasma deposition methods of thin films; diamond like carbon; graphene; nanocomposites; optical characterization; laser technologies; biosensing
Interests: biomaterials; polymers; scaffolds; hydrogels, surface modification; mechanical and dynamic-mechanical properties; Infrared Spectroscopy; biocompatibility; cell-material interactions
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Interests: colloidal stability of carbon-based nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene); chemical functionalization of graphitic nanostructures; multifunctional graphene/polymer composite materials; semiconducting nanostructured assemblies as functional electrode components in optoelectronic applications
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Interests: photocatalysis; metal-oxide thin films; PVD deposition techniques
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Interests: colloids; thin films; modification of surface properties; hydrophobic coatings; nanoaggregates; adsorption; release agents; corrosion
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Interests: thin film deposition; laser ablation; ultra-short pulse lasers; plasma techniques; nanotechnologies; ceramic materials
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Interests: nano/molecular coatings; corrosion protection; characterization; paint applications; microbially influenced corrosion
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Interests: adsorption; adsorption of biologically active compounds from aqueous solutions onto carbons; thermodynamics of adsorption; adsorption calorimetry; theory of adsorption; molecular simulations; wetting science
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Interests: high-k dielectrics; ferroelectrics; magnetoelectrics; oxide thermoelectrics; electroceramics; alternative sintering
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Interests: surface and microanalysis in material science and nanotechnology; coatings and surface engineering; secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) including ToF-SIMS technique; field ion microscopy (FIM) and atom probe (AP); low-energy ion scattering (LEIS); in-depth profiling with ion-beam sputtering
Interests: fundamental physics; high-energy physics; atomic physics; laser cooling and trapping
Interests: characterization of Cultural Heritage materials; polymeric materials used in art and design; polymeric materials for Cultural Heritage conservation; nano-structured coatings for the protection of Cultural Heritage; durability of coatings
Interests: chemical vapor deposition; physical vapor deposition; surface protective coatings; wear resistant coatings; bioceramic coatings; wide-band semiconductive films
Interests: thin films; thin-film solar cells; Si nanostructures; photovoltaic film
Interests: surface engineering technologies for protection against wear and corrosion; nanostructured materials and coatings; process/product modelling; materials recycling; advanced materials for innovative applications; technology transfer
Interests: graphene; carbon nanotube; polymer physics; functional nanocomposites
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Interests: antifouling coatings; anti-biofilm surfaces; interactions between bacteria and diatoms