Recent Developments in Surface Modification of Wood Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 3819
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-temperature plasma; plasma discharge; plasma applications; plasma surface modification; plasma deposition; adhesion; surface functionalization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wood has been used as a construction material for centuries. Today, wood attracts increasingly more attention because it is a renewable material with a wide area of applications. Furthermore, the shortcomings of wood can be overcome, and its properties can be enhanced using several modern technologies, including plasma treatment.
Although a lot of work regarding the possible usage and treatment of wood has been done, new wood modification solutions to assure the improvement of wood properties and functionality are under consideration.
Plasma treatment is a green method that can be used for the surface engineering of materials. Plasmas are widely used to modify surface properties without changing the bulk properties. Surface plasma modification permits the change of the intended use of a material or improving its functionalities by introducing new chemical and physical properties on the surface.
Detailed understanding and precise control of the surface chemical properties and morphological properties is becoming increasingly critical in both fundamental scientific research and applied engineering applications. The surface properties of wood have to be well-known via characterization techniques. Proper surface characterization and treatment methods must be selected to get the most relevant surface properties.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide new findings in surface modification of wood and lignocellulosic materials and surface deposition technology. Emphasis is also placed on the current state of knowledge on the plasma reactors and techniques that could be used for wood treatment.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Surface treatment of wood;
- Plasma surface preparation and texturing techniques;
- Plasma functionalization of wood and other lignocellulosic material surfaces;
- Wettability of wood and wood-based materials and their treated surfaces;
- Plasma deposition of the coating on lignocellulosic materials;
- Wood protection.
We are looking forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Oleksandr Galmiz
Dr. Rasmus Talviste
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wood protection
- surface functionalization
- surface properties of wood and wood-based materials
- surface characterization techniques
- plasma deposition processes
