Recent Advances in Bioactive Film Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

Bioactive film coatings have become more widely researched in the last decade because of their good bioactivity, biocompatibility, and mechanical properties. The purpose of this Special Issue is to present the latest experimental and theoretical developments on bioactive film coatings, which comprises a combination of original research papers, letters, and review articles from leading groups around the world. The main topics covered by this Special Issue are scientific contributions on, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Deposition technologies of bioactive film coatings;
• Surface characterization;
• Characteristics of bioactive film coatings, which might include mechanical, electrochemical, and biological properties;
• Osseointegration and adhesion;
• Advanced bioactive film coating applications.

Therefore, this Special Issue of Coatings will collect original high-quality research papers covering the most recent advances and comprehensive reviews addressing state-of-the-art topics in the field of bioactive film coatings. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed, and those that are accepted will be published immediately online in an on-going fashion in this Special Issue. Finally, we hope that the contributions to the present Issue can effectively support the research on bioactive film coatings.

Prof. Han-Cheol Choe
Prof. Mosab Kaseem
Guest Editors

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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.

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