Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Innovative Polymer Coatings and Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 3407
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyurethane networks; polyurethane nanocomposites; waterborne polyurethane; hyperbranched polymers; polymer synthesis; polymer characterization
Interests: polyurethane copolymers; polyurethane networks; polyurethane nanocomposites; waterborne polyurethane; coatings; composites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Coatings journal is preparing a Special Issue entitled “Recent Innovations in Polyurethane Coatings and Films”.
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a very broad group of polymers that are widely distributed and investigated in the world. According to the results announced by Statista, the global market volume of PUs amounted to 25.7 million metric tons in the year 2022, and there are predictions that this figure will grow significantly in the coming years. PUs’ structure–property relationships are significantly influenced by the applied reagents, molecular structure, composition, obtained molecular weight, presence of microphase separation, crystallinity, new methods of synthesis, addition of micro- or nano-fillers, and more. PUs have good mechanical and thermal properties, good chemical resistance, adjustable surface morphology, and wide substrate suitability, amongst others. Therefore, they have widespread uses, such as coatings, adhesives, elastomers, paints, inks, and so on.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a forum for discussion and publish the recent advances and innovations in the field of synthesis and achieving improved properties of PUs. Therefore, the Editors are pleased to announce that this Special Issue is open to submissions and researchers are welcome to participate and contribute their latest and original papers or reviews connected with “Recent Innovations in Polyurethane Coatings and Films”.
Dr. Jasna Džunuzović
Dr. Ivan S. Stefanović
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polyurethane networks
- polyurethane copolymers
- polyurethane composites
- waterborne polyurethanes
- mechanical properties
- thermal properties
- morphology
- coatings
- films
- polymer
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