Innovative Organic Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 13946
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plastics and rubber recycling; reactive processing; composites; polymer blends’ and composites’ compatibilization; bitumen modification
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Interests: polymer blends; polymer composites; polymer nanocomposites; biopolymers; thermal analysis of polymer systems; thermoset composites; cure index; cure kinetics; coatings; bio-based resins
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, organic coatings are key elements of advanced engineering systems, and life without coatings would be impossible to imagine. Organic coatings can be used as decorative, anticorrosion, antiflame, antifouling, and several other sorts to protect a substrate/base/platform/surface from attacking moieties. Due to the complexity of materials and systems used today, organic coatings are designed and expected to play a multiple role. For instance, using a protective coating against corrosion media can be additionally expected for playing the role of sensors when smoke exists on the space above a standard level defined for the (open of closed) atmosphere. Meanwhile, protection of the substrate from UV irradiation would be another necessity to receive a response from coatings. On the other hand, detrimental events that trigger one function of coatings may additionally lead to the destruction of other functionalities. Moreover, one can use smart coatings that play different roles each time and depending on circumstances (e.g., thermosensitive, pH-sensitive, self-healing, conductive). Thus, design and development of multifunctional coatings is the state of the art and necessitates both knowledge and experience. Some other thin films or cast films can also play the role of coating against a bioorganic media. From this perspective, protection of fruits by ultrathin coatings can also be positioned in the field of coatings. In the light of above, innovations in design and manufacture of coatings for advanced targeted protection(s) are needed, and the aim of this Special Issue is to collect innovative works devoted to organic coatings.
The keywords below give some examples of the themes relevant to this Special Issue:
- Thermoplastic coatings;
- Thermoset coatings;
- Structure–property relationship in organic coatings;
- Anticorrosion coatings;
- Antiflame coatings;
- Antifouling coatings;
- Smart coatings;
- Multifunctional coatings;
- Mechanical properties of coatings;
- Surface treatment of coatings;
- Decorative coatings;
- Multilayer coatings;
- 3D printing of coatings;
- Coatings for space applications;
- Modern technologies for developing coatings;
- Simulation of properties and performance of coatings;
- Transport phenomena in and across coatings;
- Biodegradable coatings;
- Green coatings.
Dr. Krzysztof Formela
Dr. Mohammad Reza Saeb
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Coating
- Thin films
- Corrosion
- Thermoset
- Thermoplastic
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