Advances in Manufacturing, Characterization and Applications of Functional Micro/Nano Structured Surfaces

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to publish your original research findings in this Special Issue entitled “Advances in Manufacturing, Characterization and Applications of Functional Micro/Nano Structured Surfaces”.

In the past few decades, micro-/nanoscience and technologies have advanced tremendously, expanding from the fields of space, aerospace, medical devices, optoelectronics and life science. Among these, functional micro-/nanostructured surfaces are gaining increasing attention due to their unique, excellent physicochemical properties in practical applications. The functionalities of manufactured surfaces are greatly determined by the chemical characteristics and geometrical features of micro-/nanostructured surfaces. A series of micro-/nanomanufacturing and characterization technologies and methods have made possible the fabrication of novel tools and products with special surface structures at the micro-/nanoscale, which create new and better applications, for instance in super-hydrophilic/hydrophobic, anti-bacterial, anti-fouling, self-cleaning, anti-reflection, directional adhesion surfaces, etc. In particular, bioinspired micro-/nanostructured surfaces have generated a broad spectrum of research concentrating on impersonating the surface structures of natural things and on functional behaviours.

This Special Issue aims to seek recent advances in novel and state-of-the-art research and development within the field of advanced manufacturing and characterization technologies of functional micro-/nanostructured surfaces, as well as their applications. In addition, multidisciplinary (physiochemical, micro-/nano- and biomedicine) manufacturing technologies and characterization methods are welcome across all types of papers, such as original research papers and review articles.

We look forward to receiving your contributions to the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Honggang Zhang
Dr. Nan Zhang
Dr. Wei Hang
Dr. Ruslan Melentiev
Guest Editors

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