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Recent Advances in Catalytic Surfaces and Interfaces, 2nd Edition

edited by

Michalis Konsolakis

and

Irene Groot

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured catalytic materials; metal– support interactions; novel synthetic techniques; shape and size effects in catalysis; advanced characterization studies; structure– performance relationships; theoretical and computational studies; energy and environmental applications

Surface Engineering for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Stefan Valkov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering for biomedical applications ; bioengineering ; novel biomedical materials ; surface modification in modern biomedicine ; methods and techniques for surface modification ; thin films and coatings for modern biomedicine

Design of Catalytic Surfaces for Waste Valorization

edited by María Roxana Morales, Luis E. Cadus and

Matías Gastón Rinaudo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3653 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic surfaces; heterogeneous catalysis; waste valorization; surface properties; sustainable chemistry; biomass conversion; industrial waste recycling

Bio-Inspired Surfaces

edited by Jinde Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15169 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-inspired surface science and engineering; surface wetting; superhydrophobic; omniphobic; bio-adhesion; smart surfaces; anti-fouling coatings; sustainable materials

Plasmonics Technology in Surface Science

edited by Keith Sanders

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6445 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon resonance (SPR); plasmon-enhanced catalysis; hot-electron dynamics; plasmonic sensing; energy harvesting; surface chemistry; photothermal effects

Cutting-Edge Developments in Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics

edited by Jianfeng Zhao and Zhiping Yan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open

Keywords: charge carrier dynamics; defect engineering; surface modification; spatiotemporal imaging; deep and shallow defects; synergistic approach; flexible solar devices; nanostructured catalysts; photocatalysis; perovskite solar cells

Nanocarbons: Advances and Innovations

edited by

Soichiro Nakatsuka

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2606 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; nanocarbon; heteroatom doping; graphene; nanoribbon; GNR; Nanotube; CNT; fullerene; nanodiamond; defect; allotrope

Surface and Interface Science in Energy Materials

edited by

Karen Syres

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5151 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface science; interface phenomena; energy materials; energy storage; energy conversion

Surface Characteristics, Interface Behavior and Performance Optimization of Metallic Materials

edited by Yernat Kozhakhmetov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; interface behavior; metallic materials; powder metallurgy; surface modification; microstructure evolution; performance optimization; surface characterization

Surface Modification, Coating Development and Microstructure Evolution of Metallurgical Alloys

edited by

Andrey Volokitin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface; coating; microstructure; phase evolution; advanced coating; gradient materials; nanostructuring

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