Functional Surface and Coatings for Heritage and Cultural Protection
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2026 | Viewed by 1957
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable nanocoatings; tribology; sustainable construction
Interests: petrology; geochemistry; mineralogy; ore deposits; economic geology
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Interests: smart structures; structural engineering; structural health monitoring; smart materials; carbon; fibres
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Special Issue Information
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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
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.
Keywords
- functional surfaces
- advanced coatings
- cultural heritage protection
- deterioration mechanics
- diagnostic techniques
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