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New Advances in Functionalization of Metal Materials

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 390

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Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Interests: antibacterial; bioadaption; coating

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue “New Advances in Functionalization of Metal Materials” is open for submission. We would like to invite you to submit your excellent work on this Issue.

In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Most recent progress in novel coatings and additive manufacturing of metal materials with improvement of mechanical, biological and/or electrochemical properties is particularly encouraged to submit for consideration of publication.
  • New applications of coatings and additive manufacturing of metal materials in biomedical, environmental and industrial applications. Multidisciplinary research relating to the functional applications of coatings and additive manufacturing of metal materials is one of the core values of the Special Issue.
  • New findings in processing-structure-property-function relationships of coatings and additive manufacturing of metal materials. A new fundamental understanding of processing of coatings and additive manufacturing is of special interest for this Special Issue.

Dr. Botao Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • coating
  • additive manufacturing
  • hardness
  • self-lubrication
  • elasticity
  • biocidal
  • bioadaption
  • electrocatalysis

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A pH-Responsive Polycaprolactone–Copper Peroxide Composite Coating Fabricated via Suspension Flame Spraying for Antimicrobial Applications
by Tingting Cui, Daofeng Zhou, Yu Zhang, Decong Kong, Zhijuan Wang, Zhuoyue Han, Meiqi Song, Xierzhati Aimaier, Yanxin Dan, Botao Zhang and Hua Li
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2666; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112666 - 1 Jun 2024
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In this study, a pH-responsive polycaprolactone (PCL)–copper peroxide (CuO2) composite antibacterial coating was developed by suspension flame spraying. The successful synthesis of CuO2 nanoparticles and fabrication of the PCL-CuO2 composite coatings were confirmed by microstructural and chemical analysis. The [...] Read more.
In this study, a pH-responsive polycaprolactone (PCL)–copper peroxide (CuO2) composite antibacterial coating was developed by suspension flame spraying. The successful synthesis of CuO2 nanoparticles and fabrication of the PCL-CuO2 composite coatings were confirmed by microstructural and chemical analysis. The composite coatings were structurally homogeneous, with the chemical properties of PCL well maintained. The acidic environment was found to effectively accelerate the dissociation of CuO2, allowing the simultaneous release of Cu2+ and H2O2. Antimicrobial tests clearly revealed the enhanced antibacterial properties of the PCL-CuO2 composite coating against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus under acidic conditions, with a bactericidal effect of over 99.99%. This study presents a promising approach for constructing pH-responsive antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications. Full article
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