Recent Progress in Surface Coatings for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomaterials; biomaterials; physicochemical characterization; toxicity testing; in silico models; nanotoxicology
Interests: nanobiotechnology; nanomaterial synthesis; nanoplastics; bioinformatics; animal cell culture; industrial biotechnology; material characterization; in vitro testing; nanotoxicology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Recent Progress in Surface Coatings for Biomedical Applications,” highlights the latest advancements in the design, fabrication, and use of functional coatings that enhance the biological and mechanical performance of nanobiomaterials. The success of biomedical materials and devices strongly depends on their surface characteristics, which govern crucial biological interactions such as cell adhesion, protein adsorption, osseointegration, and antimicrobial activity. In recent years, research has increasingly focused on developing innovative surface modification and coating strategies to optimize the biofunctionality, durability, and safety of existing materials while maintaining their bulk properties.
Surface coatings—including thin films, nanostructured layers, and bioactive or multifunctional interfaces—are now applied in diverse areas such as dental products, implants, tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery systems, biosensors, and wound healing materials.
This Special Issue welcomes innovative studies and comprehensive reviews addressing the design, development, and application of surface coatings that improve the performance of biomedical materials and devices. The focus includes, but is not limited to, the following research directions:
- Functional and bioactive surface coatings for dental applications;
- Coatings for cardiovascular devices;
- Antimicrobial and antifouling coatings;
- Smart stimuli-responsive and drug-releasing coatings;
- Coating technologies for implants, scaffolds, and tissue regeneration;
- Characterization, performance, and long-term stability of coated nanobiomaterials.
We kindly invite you to submit your contributions in the form of research articles, communications, or reviews to this Special Issue.
Dr. Ceyda Oksel Karakus
Dr. Eyüp Bilgi
Dr. Gamze Doğan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface coatings
- biofunctional coatings
- nanobiomaterials
- peptide and protein coatings
- functional and bioactive interfaces
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