Design, Surface Engineering, and Applications of Functional Monolayers and Coatings in Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 130
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanomaterials; thin layers; self-assembled monolayers; surface modification of nanomaterials; characterization of thin layers; nanometrology; nanomechanics; wetting of surfaces
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Dear Colleagues,
Modifying surface properties at the nanometer scale is becoming increasingly important due to the increasing miniaturization of electrical devices and the development of new techniques for rapid biochemical analysis. Using nanotechnology, it is possible to replace traditional devices with smaller and more efficient ones. Widespread miniaturization, present in fields such as textile production, medicine, biotechnology, and electronics, has necessitated the development of research in nano- and microtribology.
This Special Issue focuses on the latest research developments of nano- and microtribological, anti-corrosion surface engineering of materials, and the characterization of thin layers in terms of tribology, adhesion, wetting, antimicrobial activity of surfaces, biomimetics, and their practical applications. Additionally, all kinds of functional self-assembled nanostructures for nanomedicine applications and biomimetic nanostructures are welcome. This Special Issue also encourages reports on characterization techniques at the nano and micro scale, such as atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron, and fluorescence microscopy imaging.
Dr. Michal Cichomski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- thin layers
- self-assembled monolayers
- surface modification of nanomaterials
- characterization of thin layers
- nanometrology
- nanomechanics
- antimicrobial activity and wetting of surfaces
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