Polymer and Hybrid Materials for Protective and Smart Coating Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2022) | Viewed by 16383
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis of polymers with complex macromolecular structure; nanocomposites; hybrid materials; coatings; surface chemistry
Interests: hybrid materials; nanocomposites; smart surfaces; triggered release; bioimaging
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer and hybrid coatings occupy a prominent position in numerous technological fields of materials science. Surface coatings can inhibit several deleterious physicochemical phenomena, such as corrosion, (bio)fouling, water penetration, photodegradation, and surface contaminations, which cause a progressive loss of substrate performance. Advanced and smart coatings can also impart new and desirable properties, such as stimuli-responsiveness, self-healing, self-cleaning, etc.
In this scenario, many inorganic, organic materials, and hybrid coatings are currently available on the market, but highly efficient, durable, and easily removable protective coatings remain a sought-after target in many applications. Polymer-based and hybrid materials can offer a leading contribution to develop protective and smart coatings that could satisfy these requirements.
This Special Issue invites contributions, from both an experimental and theoretical perspective, on the preparation, characterization, and application of polymer and hybrid coatings. Both original research articles and critical reviews are accepted article formats.
Example of applications include (the list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive):
- Corrosion protection;
- Self-healing coatings;
- Cultural heritage protection;
- Antimicrobial coatings;
- Multiphobic/self-cleaning materials;
- Anti-fouling surfaces;
- Electrochromic coatings;
- Anti-fogging/de-icing surfaces;
- Active and barrier coatings for food packaging;
- UV protection, antiscratch, antistatic coatings;
- Bio-inspired and biomimetic materials;
- Multifunctional coatings.
Dr. Valentina Sabatini
Dr. Daniela Meroni
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Polymer protective
- Hybrid protective
- Smart coating
- Photochemical stability
- Aging study
- Coating removal
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.