Functional Coatings with Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterizations and Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2024) | Viewed by 13434
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coatings are a kind of material with important research value and broad applications which play multifunctional roles (such as anti-corrosion, anti-oxidation, anti-static radiation, high-temperature resistance, good appearance, etc.) on the surface of objects. With the rapid development of science and technology, the functions and properties of traditional coatings struggle to meet the needs of military, medical, construction and other fields. Therefore, it is urgent to develop functional coatings to improve and enhance coating performances. According to previous studies, the performances of coatings have been significantly improved and enhanced by introducing either nanoparticles or nanostructures into the systems, and such coatings have been widely used in anti-corrosion, antiflaming, antibacterial, anti-oxidation, superhydrophobic and other fields.
This Special Issue aims to cover the latest research in the synthesis, preparation, characterization and application of functional coatings (including self-cleaning coatings, antibacterial coatings, self-healing coatings, antifouling coatings, conductive coatings, anti-corrosive coatings, etc.) containing nanostructures or nanoparticles.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcomed. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The construction of functional coatings with nanostructures;
- The structure–property relationships of functional coatings;
- The enhancing mechanism of the properties of functional coatings.
Prof. Dr. Zhuohong Yang
Guest Editor
Dr. Zhuangzhuang Chu
Assistant Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coatings
- functional coatings
- composite coatings
- nanostructures
- nanoparticles
- structural characterizations
- structure–property relationships
- anti-corrosion
- self-cleaning
- antifouling
- anti-oxidation
- anti-static radiation
- self-healing
- antibacterial
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