Cellulose-Based Composite Coating Materials: Design, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Composite Coatings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2027 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymeric thin films; interface engineering; functional coatings; gas separation membranes; surface modification; ionic liquid-based coatings; film materials for packaging; sustainable barrier coatings; nanocellulose composite films; ionic liquids; gas dehumidification; CO2 capture; polymeric ionic liquid membranes (PILs); polymer–IL composite membranes
Interests: material characterization (HR-SEM/EDX/EBSD, XRD, XRR, HT-XRD, AFM, profilometry, LM, Raman, FTIR, HT-Raman, DSC, m-DSC, IRMS, N2 physisorption); ionic liquids; CO2 capture; ionic liquid membranes; water/gas separations; novel graphene production and characterization; environmental SEM; high-temperature processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute your research to the Special Issue entitled “Cellulose-Based Composite Coating Materials: Design, Characterization and Applications.” This Special Issue will highlight and disseminate recent advances in the development, functionalization, processing, characterization, and application of cellulose-based composite coatings.
As one of the most abundant and renewable biopolymers, cellulose has emerged as a promising sustainable alternative to conventional petroleum-based coating materials. Recent progress in chemical modification, nanostructuring, and composite engineering has significantly enhanced its performance, enabling its use in diverse fields such as packaging, protective and functional coatings, energy systems, and biomedical technologies.
We welcome original research articles and concise review papers that provide both fundamental understanding and practical insights into cellulose-based composite coatings. Particular emphasis will be placed on elucidating structure–property relationships, interfacial interactions, and strategies for performance optimization, as well as on advanced characterization techniques for evaluating mechanical, thermal, barrier, and surface properties.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and synthesis of cellulose-based composite coatings;
- Functionalization and surface modification strategies;
- Structure–property relationships and interfacial phenomena;
- Advanced characterization techniques and performance evaluation;
- Sustainable and scalable processing methods for high-performance coatings.
Applications may include automotive interior panels, packaging (including food-grade materials), and furniture, as well as energy technologies such as supercapacitors, battery separators, and photothermal systems. They could also cover sensing platforms, functional and protective coatings (including high-temperature applications), membrane-based separation processes, sustainable materials such as bioplastics and superhydrophobic paper, and biomedical uses including drug delivery and hard tissue regeneration.
We hope you will find this invitation appealing.
Best regards,
Dr. Dionysios Vroulias
Dr. Vassilios Dracopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cellulose-based composite coatings
- sustainable biopolymers
- surface functionalization
- structure–property relationships
- advanced characterization techniques
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