Preparation and Applications of Functional Inorganic Coatings, Glass, Ceramics

Dear Colleagues,

Functional coating materials are a kind of material prepared by changing the chemical composition or organizational structure of the substrate surface through chemical and physical methods. This can replace the properties of the coated surface and make it have a special function. According to the action principle or performance, it can be divided into electrical functions (such as conductive coating, insulating coating, anti-static coating, radio wave absorption coating, etc.); magnetic functions (such as magnetic coating); light functions (such as luminescent coating, fluorescent coating, phosphorescent coating, camouflage coating, wave selective absorption coating, etc.); sound wave functions (such as damping coating); mechanical physical functions (such as thick film coating, lubricating coating, anti-slip coating, anti-condensation coating, anti-icing coating, atomic ash, etc.); thermal functions (such as heat-resistant coating, fireproof coating, temperature indicating coating, ablation coating, heat reflection coating ,etc.); among others. These materials have various new characteristics, such as conductivity, heat conduction, insulation, flame retardant, shading, antibacterial, acid and alkali resistance, blue light resistance, fingerprint resistance, dizziness resistance, scratch resistance, static electricity resistance, oil pollution prevention, and so on. Therefore, they are widely used in various industrial systems, including aerospace, automobile manufacturing, medical devices, and other fields.

Dr. Wuyi Ming
Dr. Kun Liu
Dr. Zhen Zhang
Dr. Qing Zhou
Guest Editors

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