Surface Modification of Materials for Multifunctional Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 386
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface modification of flexible materials; surface functionalization of flexible materials; plasma deposition and plasma treatment
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2. National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices, National Institute of Advanced Medical Device, Shenzhen, China
Interests: membrane separation; advanced biomedical separation membranes (ECMO, blood purification, in vitro diagnostics); multiscale (nano/mesoporous) control of membrane structure; membrane distillation; vapor permeation; superhydrophobic membrane; membrane modification
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the creation of a Special Issue dedicated to the exploration of the "Surface Modification of Materials for Multifunctional Applications", aiming to gather the latest research and advancements in the field.
Surface modification plays a crucial role in enhancing the properties and performance of materials, opening up new possibilities in the electronics, automotive, aerospace, and biomedical industries, among others. We invite contributions that focus on novel techniques, processes, and technologies for modifying material surfaces, as well as investigations into the resulting changes in physical, chemical, and mechanical properties.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Surface coating and thin-film deposition;
- Chemical and electrochemical surface treatments;
- Plasma surface modification;
- Nanotechnology for surface engineering;
- Surface functionalization;
- Adhesion and bonding on modified surfaces;
- Characterization techniques for surface-modified materials.
We encourage researchers and practitioners from all relevant disciplines to submit high-quality original research papers, review articles, and short communications. All submissions will be subject to a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the highest standards of scientific quality.
The deadline for submissions is [20 Jan 2025].
Dr. Ming Gao
Dr. Wei Jia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface modification
- materials
- coating
- thin-film
- chemical treatment
- electrochemical treatment
- plasma treatment
- nanotechnology
- functionalization
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