Advanced Coatings and Interfacial Engineering for Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2026 | Viewed by 612
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fire-resistance coatings/protections; interfacial behavior; wood and FRP composites; 3D-printed FRP composites
Interests: colloidal nanocrystals; microspheres; emulsion; luminescent materials; sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pursuit of sustainable infrastructure has intensified the need for advanced coatings and interfacial solutions that extend the service life and enhance the performance of eco-friendly civil engineering materials. Materials such as engineered wood, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), and biomass-based composites offer promising sustainable alternatives, yet they remain vulnerable to environmental degradation, fire, UV radiation, and interfacial failure.
This Special Issue aims to compile innovative research on the design, characterization, and implementation of functional coatings and interfacial systems for sustainable civil engineering materials. We welcome contributions that address performance enhancement, durability extension, and multifunctionality through material innovation, surface engineering, and intelligent design approaches tailored to sustainable materials.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fire‑resistant and UV‑protective coatings for wood and FRP composites;
- Interfacial bonding and adhesion enhancement in biomass‑ and FRP-based composites;
- Long‑term environmental adaptation and service life prediction of advanced coatings on sustainable materials;
- Eco‑friendly coating formulations using recycled, bio‑based, or low‑carbon components;
- Nanomaterial‑enabled interfacial chemistry and durability in coating–substrate systems;
- Smart and multifunctional coatings for monitoring, self‑healing, or adaptive protection;
- AI‑aided design and optimization of coatings and interfacial architectures;
- Machine learning and predictive modeling for coating performance and interfacial behavior;
- 3D‑printing-compatible coatings and interfacial treatments for advanced sustainable construction.
We welcome original research and review articles that bridge fundamental science with practical applications, and we especially encourage contributions leveraging computational intelligence, data‑driven design, nanomaterial‑enabled interfacial chemistry, and lifecycle‑oriented evaluation for next‑generation sustainable coating technologies.
Dr. Lingfeng Zhang
Dr. Xiaopeng Huang
Dr. Qian He
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- sustainable materials
- coatings
- nanomaterials
- extreme environment
- artificial intelligence
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