Natural Based Bioactive Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 4425
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green chemistry; bio-based materials; renewable entities and additives; natural bioactives; composite materials; polyurethane chemistry; polyurethane dispersions; polymers with tailored properties; industrial applications
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Interests: biobased products; natural functional ingredients and applications; nano and microencapsulation; polyurethane chemistry; hybrid and composite materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The importance of designing new materials supported by bio-based polymers or their derivatives, and with bioactivity imparted by natural functional ingredients, is progressively gaining relevance. This requires the combination of sustainable strategies for coatings preparation, and the effective use of the renewable entities and additives to concurrently satisfy the specific requirements of potential applications. Among others, it is worth noting the importance of coatings holding bioactivity (e.g., antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, or immune system stimulation capacity) for applications such as food, cosmetics, sanitization/disinfection, biomedical, etc. Diverse strategies can be used for this purpose, from the anchoring of functionalities to the modification of natural polymers holding intrinsic bioactivity, and the incorporation of natural functional ingredients able to provide functional attributes to the base coating. Moreover, the processing method selected for the coating’s preparation (casting, electrospinning, spraying, layer-by-layer, etc.) offer a broad range of possibilities in terms of formulations application.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to give an overview of the most recent trends in the field of bio-based bioactive coatings, aided by your expertise in the area. We welcome the contribution of your latest works covering topics from the modification of natural polymers, the incorporation of bioactive compounds, or green coatings preparation methods to their characterization and applicability evaluation in concrete applications.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Sustainable bio-based coatings;
- Coatings preparation through green chemistry strategies;
- Coatings processing methods;
- Coatings with added natural functional ingredients;
- Coatings with antimicrobial properties;
- Coatings holding bioactive/functional properties;
- Applications of bio-based coatings.
Dr. Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart
Prof. Filomena Barreiro
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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