Special Issues

Coatings publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coatings, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12150 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Polymer and Thin Film for Sustainable Energy Harvesting
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11211 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Research on Food Packaging and Storage submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9873 | Submission Open
Keywords: food packaging; flexible packaging; biopolymer film; coatings; shelf life; storage; food stability; packaging sustainability; active packaging; intelligent packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coatings for Food Technology and System)
Recent Advances in the Machining of Metals and Composites submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7260 | Submission Open
Keywords: machining operations; metals and composites; coating materials; cutting tools; tool wear; modelling optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Enhancement of Electrode Coatings for Energy Sustainability submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3511 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode coatings; coatings for renewable energy; energy sustainability; coatings for fuel cells; durability of electrode coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Multilayer and Functional Graded Coatings—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion protection; diffusion barriers; gradient concentration; laminated coatings; mechanical properties; multilayer coating; optical coating; oxidation resistance; protective coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Cold Spraying Technology II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1551 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold spray technology; additive manufacturing; powder processing; functional coatings; fundamental aspects; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Polymer-Based Coatings for Sensors
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer-based electrodes; polymer-based sensors; PVC membrane sensors; natural polymer-based sensors; polymer-based biosensors; synthetic polymer-based sensors; polymer-membrane ion selective electrodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Novel Thin Films for Low-Carbon Technologies: Deposition, Functionalisation, and Applications
edited by Rachmat Adhi Wibowo and Abdurrahman Ali El Yumin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface-sensitive characterisation; thin film depositions; smart and functional coatings; surface functionalisation; interface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Optical and Magnetic Properties of Thin Films submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic-inorganic optical thin films; magneto-optical thin films with high verdet constant; variable optics in multilayered thin films; the enhancement of magneto-optical properties induced by nano-crystallization in thin films; sol– gel deposition of rare-earth-doped thin films; magnetron sputtering versus pulsed laser deposition for multicomponent thin films; new giant magnetoresistant thin films; multilayer thin film properties design and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Calcium Phosphate and Bioglass Materials for Bone Implant Applications submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18919 | Submission Open
Keywords: calcium phosphate; bioglass; bone implant; functionalization of biomaterials; biomaterials with enhanced properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces)
Smart Coatings submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11123 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart; coatings; preparation of coatings; hybrid polymeric material; properties of coatings; functions of coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces)
Laser-Assisted Coating Techniques and Surface Modifications submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8389 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser-assisted coating techniques; laser-assisted surface modifications; surface performance; performance modelling and simulation; reliability coatings; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Laser Coatings)
Design of Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications
edited by , and Ruiliu Wang
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7405 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 reduction; transient electronic; nanogenerator; lithium battery; nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Advanced Electrode Coatings for Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode coatings; electrode materials; electrocatalysts; energy conversion and storage; energy storage devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Advanced Photo- and Electrocatalytic Surface Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4355 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; catalysis; coatings; thin films; chemical vapor deposition; physical vapor deposition; chemical functionalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials for Catalysis and Environmental Applications submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface nanoengineering; reactive surfaces and mechanism; multifunctional materials; colloidal stabilization in complex media; computational chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Functional Nanomaterials-Based Flexible Electronics
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submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional nanomaterials; carbon materials; flexible electronics; thin films; flexible electrodes; batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Advances in Metal Matrix Composite Coatings and Layers: Microstructure, Physicochemical and Mechanical Properties submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15325 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
New Strategies and Recent Advances in Investigations of Micro- and Nano-Coatings for Technological and Biomedical Applications submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11837 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Surface Engineering of Materials through Weld-Based Techniques
edited by , Dongdong Zhuang, Xinyi Zhao and Chengchao Du
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: weld-based technique; microstructure characterization; defect analysis and control; property; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Recent Developments on Functional Coatings for Industrial Applications, Volume II submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9823 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Material Surface Treatment Technology for a New Era submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7804 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Coatings for Advanced Devices
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6984 | Submission Open
Keywords: WBG power device packaging; coatings or plating technology; interface and surface reaction; Pb-free solder; Ag or Cu sinter joining; evolution of interface; high temperature application; properties of surface and interfaces; applied surface science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Degradation of Organic Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2639 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic coatings; durability; corrosion and polymers degradation; degradation assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Laser Surface Engineering and Additive Manufacturing
edited by Chi Wai Chan
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2100 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser surface engineering; laser additive manufacturing; ultrafast laser technology; advanced coatings and materials; eco-efficiency in manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Laser Coatings)
New Challenges in Wood Adhesives and Coatings, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Recent Advances in Multifunctional Hydrogel and Its Application
edited by and Shuang Pan
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Effective Coating Barriers for Protection of Reinforced Concrete
edited by and
submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18783 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science)
Protective Coatings in Extreme Environments
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7370 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme environments; surface engineering; protective coating; magnetron sputtering; plasma electrolytic oxidation; nanocomposite coating; super hydrophobic coating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Properties and Applications of Surfaces/Components Engineered Using Thermal Spray, Welding, and Directed High Energy Beam Technologies
edited by and A.K. Lakshminarayanan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 29230 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Recent Advancement in Biological Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS) and Biomimetic Coatings submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18829 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Functionalities of Polymer-Based Nanocomposite Films and Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16839 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposites; coatings; thin films; functionality; polymer-based
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Trends in Sustainable Food Packaging and Coatings submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16019 | Submission Open
Keywords: food packaging; edible films and coatings; biodegradable polymers; surface modification; sustainability in the packaging industry; life cycle assessment; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coatings for Food Technology and System)
Coatings for Building Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12480 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Hydrophobic and Anti-icing Coatings
edited by , Baohui Chen, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10431 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Mechanical Properties and Tribological Behavior of Alloy/Coatings submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9913 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinspired hierarchical structures; graded architecture; multilayers; tribology; friction and wear
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tribology)
Designs, Preparations and Applications of Catalyst Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7999 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalysis; catalytic mechanism; computational chemistry; nanochemistry; theory modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Multielement Coatings: Deposition, Materials and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7696 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin films; high-entropy alloys; oxidation; wear; corrosion; physical vapor deposition (PVD)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Environmentally-Friendly Coatings towards Biofouling Control and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Inhibition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6749 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifouling coatings; polymer coatings; marine coatings; bioinspired coatings; hybrid/multifunctional coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces)
Manufacturing and Surface Engineering IV
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5553 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Nanocomposite Coatings for Biomedical Engineering submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4482 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacteria; nanostructured; tissue-electronic interface; nanoparticles; multifunctional
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces)
Advances and Challenges in Pulsed Laser Deposition for Complex Material Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Laser Coatings)
Optical Coatings: From Materials to Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3449 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings technologies; thin-film structures; optical constants; optoelectronics; photovoltaic devices; fiber-optic elements; antireflection coatings; transparent conducting oxides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Recent Advances in Metallic Thin Films and Current Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3388 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical techniques for thin film deposition; high-resolution/in situ characterization of nanostructured metallic thin films; novel plasmonic substrates with various applications; fine-tuning of metallic thin films: modeling and characterization; smart metallic-based surfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Semiconductor Thin Films and Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Advanced Bioactive Glasses and Ceramic Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioceramic coatings; biodegradable ceramic composites; bioactive glasses; calcium phosphates; biocompatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology)
Recent Progress of Inorganic Materials in Thin Film and Coatings for Functional Application
edited by and Xin Fan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic materials; morphology control; surface modification; anticorrosion; catalysis; dispersion; superhydrophobic coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Functional Coatings for Cultural Heritage Conservation submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings; non-invasive analysis; cleaning; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion, Wear and Erosion)
Applications of Ceramic and Cermet Coatings submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramic and cermet coatings; vapor deposition; laser surface treatment; spraying; powder metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology)
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