Advances in Functional Polymer Coatings and Surfaces

Dear Colleagues,

As cutting-edge technologies have emerged in the coating industry, the use of novel polymers/materials and advanced fabrication processes to develop coatings and surfaces that can provide special functions beyond being decorative and providing protection has become highly lucrative. These surfaces can deliver special properties that are crucial for the application and extended service life of products, ultimately saving tremendous on labor, repair, and replacement costs.

This Special Issue of the open access journal Polymers aims to collect cutting-edge original research papers and reviews on the topic of 'advances in functional polymer coatings and surfaces':

• Novel approaches and concepts, both conceptual or applied;
• The synthesis of novel functional polymers targeting special surface properties, with a sustainable approach being preferable;
• Novel methodologies to characterize functional polymer coating materials, coating properties (inherent and stimuli-responsive), and failure of functional polymer coatings;
• Polymer surface coatings with a reduction in/the elimination of previously used toxic chemicals without diminishing performance;
• Functional polymer coatings derived from novel additives, providing novel properties;
• Functional polymer coatings replacing fluoropolymers (on substrates such as metal, textile, and paper);
• Investigations into mechanisms to understand the fundamentals behind a functional polymer coating's performance.

We also look forward to receiving review articles for publication and generating a successful Special Issue.

Dr. Deep Kalita
Dr. Ihor Tarnavchyk
Dr. Bret J. Chisholm
Guest Editors

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