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The study of interactions of synthetic materials and biological systems is one of the most innovative and growing areas of research nowadays. Specifically, the surface properties of materials govern such interactions with the surrounding biological environment; therefore, there is a great demand on ...

Material degradation and loss due to corrosion, wear, and erosion is a serious contemporary issue that primarily limits the useful life of equipment, engineering materials, constructions, hydraulic transportation systems, etc. Material degradation is causing severe ecological problems all around the...

Aims The section “Coatings for Food Technology and System” aims to cover fundamental and applied aspects related to coatings for the food sector. This section expects contributions that can provide an advancement in knowledge and understanding of phenomena connected with the design, dev...

High-energy beam-assisted techniques, including laser, electron beam, and ion beam processes, have proven to be highly effective for the fabrication, modification, and enhancement of coatings, thin films, surfaces, and interfaces. The unique characteristics of these directed energy sources—suc...

Aims The success of products strongly depends on the properties of the outermost layer, which can be significantly enhanced by appropriate surface treatments and suitable coatings. These technologies offer the possibility to combine the attractive properties of materials in a growing domain of disc...

Surface modification is important in many medical applications because properties such as biocompatibility, bio-integration, corrosion resistance, antimicrobial, anti-encrustation, and antibiofilm activity are only some of the most important properties correlated with the nature and characteristics ...

The study of tribology of coatings is of great importance to the integrity and functions of coatings in demanding contact conditions. Specifically, the development of nanotechnologies and composite coatings opens up opportunities to push the boundaries of the tribological performance of coatings but...

The Architectural and Infrastructure Coatings section of Coatings welcomes high-quality, original research that explores coatings used in both architectural contexts and infrastructure. This section will cover a broad range of topics related to protective, functional, and aesthetic coatings applied ...

Recently the development of functional polymer coatings and films become one of the most rapidly developing area in the research and technology. Polymer-functionalized surfaces are applied in sensors, biomedicine, food industry, anticorrosion protection, smart window development and many other high-...

This section aims to provide a dedicated platform within Coatings for researchers and engineers working on metal surface technologies. It seeks to deepen the journal's coverage in surface engineering and industrial applications. It strongly aligns with the journal's scope by addressing both fundamen...

Aims The section “Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces” is a platform devoted to the science and engineering of complex fluids confined in the vicinity of interfaces or surfaces. This section publishes original research papers and reviews papers relating to this type of ...

Aims: Energy production and storage represent some of the leading issues facing contemporary society. The production of highly efficient materials for energy applications, such as photovoltaics, hydrogen production/storage, energy harvesters, thermoelectrics, and others, keep pushing the field of p...

Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coatings represent a class of amorphous carbon materials that combine exceptional mechanical properties (e.g., high hardness and low friction) with chemical inertness and versatile optical/electrical characteristics. This unique combination makes them pivotal for advanced s...

Cultural heritage represents invaluable evidence of human history, yet these irreplaceable assets continuously face threats from environmental degradation, physical abrasion, chemical corrosion, and biological deterioration. This Section aims to establish a dedicated international platform focusing ...

The Composite Coatings Section of Coatings welcomes high-quality, original research dedicated to the design, fabrication, characterization, testing, and application of composite-based coating systems. Composite coatings—combining two or more distinct phases such as polymers, ceramics, metals, ...

Colloids and interfaces are nowadays a huge part of everybody daily life. Food, energy, minerals processing, pharmaceuticals or the environment, naming but a few, involve multiphasic phenomena requiring a multidisciplinary approach for science and technology to deal with different kinds of materials...

Ceramic coating is an attractive area of research, not only academically, but also for engineering applications. Ceramic coatings include hard coatings, anticorrosive coatings, wear-resistant coatings and thermal barrier coatings commonly used in mechanical engineering. In recent years, it has also ...