Dip Coating: From Preparation to Application

Dear Colleagues,

Coating formation techniques have witnessed remarkable advances, leading to exponential growth in technological applications in recent decades. Immersion techniques have demonstrated versatility in creating thin films and coatings, giving rise to many dip-coating variations, including cold, hot, and continuous methods. Furthermore, the spectrum of applications has expanded significantly, encompassing diverse fields, such as luminescence, medicine, fiber optics, carbonation, semiconductors, and water treatment. This proliferation of possibilities has led to the design of novel materials tailored to the needs of modern industry.

We are thrilled to extend our invitation to you, urging your valuable contributions to this Special Issue. We welcome original research and review articles that expand the fundamental knowledge and explore the vast technological applications derived from employing immersion techniques, specifically dip-coating, for coatings and thin film formation. We are particularly interested in publishing groundbreaking research that promises to diversify the industrial applications of dip-coating, thus fostering innovation in this field.

This Special Issue aims to disseminate innovative research that allows analyzing the effect between the variables of the dip-coating technique, and the final, structural, morphological, and properties in coatings and thin films.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Theoretical and experimental research, knowledge, and new ideas on dip-coating techniques;
• Recent advances in dip-coating applications;
• A new generation of dip-coating films;
• Industrial applications;
• Instrumentation and control of dip-coating techniques; 
• Morphological, structural, and mechanical properties of coatings and films; 
• Applications on: medicine, water treatment, luminescence, optics, semiconductors, magnetism, corrosion, tribology, etc.;
• Ceramics films;
• Polymeric films.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Angel Morales Ramirez
Dr. Margarita García-Hernández
Dr. Aristeo Garrido-Hernández
Guest Editors

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