Research on Hydrophobic Coatings Prepared by Different Processes and Their Deposition

Dear Colleagues,

Hydrophobic coatings have attracted extensive interest owing to their promising applications. The combination of a micro- or nanostructured rough surface texture and a nonpolar surface chemistry is vital for achieving hydrophobicity. Nevertheless, the delicate micro-nano structures of this coating are often vulnerable to mechanical wear, leading to chemical deterioration and structural damage. Both processes can cause a loss of desirable functionality, which makes mechanical durability a critical issue for practical applications.

This Special Issue will focus on innovative research studies addressing the fabrication, characterization and application of hydrophobic coatings. The topics include, but are not limited to:

• Reviews of hydrophobic coatings, including preparation methods, characterizations, properties and application, etc.;
• The advanced preparation approaches to hydrophobic coatings on various substrates;
• The advanced characterization techniques for hydrophobic coatings (FIB-TEM, SEM, Raman, etc.);
• The correlation of microstructure, composition and properties;
• The degradation (corrosion/wear/mechanical/chemical) mechanism of hydrophobic coatings;
• First principles calculation or molecular dynamic (MD) simulations on the properties of hydrophobic coatings.

Authors are invited and welcome to submit original research papers, reviews and short communications.

Dr. Hejie Yang
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• hydrophobic
• wettability
• anti-adhesion property
• corrosion property
• tribology performance
• mechanical durability
• chemical stability
• calculation