Polymer Coatings: Principles, Methods, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Focusing on a variety of polymer membranes and films, this Special Issue of “Polymer Coatings: Principles, Methods, and Application” may contribute to the collection of various discussions on the preparation, novel techniques, recent developments, and design theories of polymer coatings in order to present the advantages of each function and provide tools for better product performance and properties. We invite you to contribute original research as well review papers, which may include but are not limited to the following topics:

• Reviews of the advantages and benefits of the properties and applications of novel coating types.
• Research articles on specific and novel polymer-based coatings, such as nanocomposite, tunable surface wettability, stimuli-responsive, antifouling, antibacterial, self-healing, structural coloring, fire-retardant, anti-icing, etc., coatings.
• Discussion of recent, as well as advanced, developments in the field, including current and future perspectives.
• Technological notes and application studies regarding raw material preparation, fabrication methodology, functional enhancement, formulation optimization, and the potential commercialization of polymer coating and films.

We hope this Special Issue will become a research guide for polymer and materials researchers regarding optimizing polymer coating properties and increasing product performance.

Dr. Yuanzhe Li
Dr. Zhe Cui
Guest Editors

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