Functional Surface and Coatings for Heritage and Cultural Protection

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your manuscripts to the Special Issue titled “Functional Surface and Coatings for Heritage and Cultural Protection”. This collection will showcase cutting‑edge research on advanced coatings and functional surface treatments that not only cover or isolate the substrate but also regulate its interaction with the environment and, therefore, its overall behaviour. We particularly welcome rigorous studies that integrate materials chemistry, surface science, deterioration mechanics, and diagnostic techniques, thus providing the scientific basis for conservation strategies that are sustainable, reversible, and fully traceable.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Breathable super‑hydrophobic films;
• Graphene oxide (GO) coatings;
• Visible‑light‑activated photocatalysis using doped TiO₂ or TiO₂–Ag/Cu heterojunctions;
• Self‑healing coatings with micro‑ and nano‑capsules;
• Thin films of silicon oxide or biopolymers;
• Reactive consolidants capable of pore penetration;
• Marble texturing via ultrashort‑pulse (femtosecond) lasers.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Almudena Ortiz
Dr. Pablo Caldevilla Domínguez
Prof. Dr. Marcin Górski
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.