Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering for Space Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2022) | Viewed by 763
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are seeking contributions to this Special Issue of Coatings dedicated to space applications. Coatings have played a vital role in spacecraft and instruments over several decades, providing unique optical properties, thermal and electromagnetic protection, and low friction and wear resistance, to name but a few.
The privatization of space and the increasing popularity of small satellites (CubeSats) poses new technical challenges and increases the emphasis on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, this Special Issue of Coatings will focus on the design, fabrication, characterization, testing, and use of metallic, ceramic, and polymeric coatings for space applications.
The goals of this Special Issue are to review the coating technologies traditionally used in space applications, to provide information about recent advances and emerging technologies, and to explore new research opportunities in this exciting and growing field.
I look forward to reading your contributions.
Dr. Santiago Corujeira Gallo
Guest Editor
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