Coatings with Natural Products
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 8412
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biotechnology; food chemistry; antimicrobial activity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on novel bio coatings has grown in recent years, attracting interest from academic and industrial researchers worldwide, particularly in the biomedical applications of nanotechnology, driven by the outstanding benefits that their translation can offer, e.g., enhancement of sensitivity and efficacy and safety of existing diagnostic, treatment, and combination strategies.
In this Special Issue, we expect contributions from a broad community of scientists working on application of bio-based coatings in biology/medicine and interdisciplinary teams.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to the safety of novel biocoatings intended for use on humans.
- Coatings with antimicrobial properties;
- Coatings preparation through green chemistry strategies;
- Coatings with added natural functional ingredients;
- Applications of bio-based coatings.
Dr. Camelia Ungureanu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant extract
- natural compound
- natural coating
- antimicrobial
- functional coatings
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Micro-CT and X-ray evaluation of the effectiveness of chitosan coatings in alveolar ridge preservation: A preclinical study
Author: López-Valverde
Highlights: - The influence of dental implant coatings on crestal bone loss has not been thoroughly investigated.
- Our study coated implants with a natural product (chitosan).
- We used a suitable model (canine mandible).
- We evaluated the crestal bone loss in the first weeks, which are decisive for the long-term survival of the implants.