Editorial Board for section 'Tribology'
- Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces Section
- Corrosion, Wear and Erosion Section
- Coatings for Food Technology and System Section
- Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces Section
- Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification Section
- Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering Section
- Thin Films Section
- Tribology Section
- Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces Section
- Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage Section
- Functional Polymer Coatings and Films Section
- Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology Section
- Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science Section
- Laser Coatings Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
The Future Lab, Tsinghua University, San-Cai-Tang Building, No. 160 Cheng-Fu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: antimicrobial coatings; biotribology; mechanics and tribology of coatings; lightweight composites
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Interests: antimicrobial coatings; biotribology; mechanics and tribology of coatings; lightweight composites
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Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Industriestraße 1-3, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
Interests: tribology; corrosion, corrosion protection, energy systems, fuel cell, electrolysis; DLC coating, hard coating, oxides, nitrides, carbides, multi-material compounds, multi- and nano-layered coatings, nanostructured coatings, thermal barrier coating (TBC); PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), magnetron sputtering deposition, cathodic arc deposition, HiPIMS, plasma cvd, thermal spraying, structure and application
Interests: tribology; corrosion, corrosion protection, energy systems, fuel cell, electrolysis; DLC coating, hard coating, oxides, nitrides, carbides, multi-material compounds, multi- and nano-layered coatings, nanostructured coatings, thermal barrier coating (TBC); PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), magnetron sputtering deposition, cathodic arc deposition, HiPIMS, plasma cvd, thermal spraying, structure and application
Prof. Dr. Ben Beake
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Micro Materials Ltd., Willow House, Yale Business Village, Ellice Way, Wrexham LL13 7YL, UK
Interests: nanoindentation; nanoscratch; impact; elevated temperature nanoindentation; tool coatings; nitrides; DLC
Interests: nanoindentation; nanoscratch; impact; elevated temperature nanoindentation; tool coatings; nitrides; DLC
SKF - Research and Technology Development, Meidoornkade 14, 3992 AE Houten, The Netherlands
Interests: PVD coatings; carbon-based coatings; mechanical properties; nanomechanical properties; tribological properties
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Interests: PVD coatings; carbon-based coatings; mechanical properties; nanomechanical properties; tribological properties
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Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: tribology; biomimetics; viscoelastic materials; contact mechanics; adhesion
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Interests: tribology; biomimetics; viscoelastic materials; contact mechanics; adhesion
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SEG-CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, POLO II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: hard coatings; tribological coatings; self-lubrication; low friction; sputtered coatings for high temperature applications
Interests: hard coatings; tribological coatings; self-lubrication; low friction; sputtered coatings for high temperature applications
Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
Interests: thin films technology (arc, sputter, HiPIMS…); plasma sources and vacuum system design; coatings tribology; materials analysis
Interests: thin films technology (arc, sputter, HiPIMS…); plasma sources and vacuum system design; coatings tribology; materials analysis
School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: metal oxides; gas sensing; material failure; tribocatalysis; photocatalysis
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Interests: metal oxides; gas sensing; material failure; tribocatalysis; photocatalysis
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CentraleSupélec, GeePs (Group of Electrical Engineering—Paris), 3 & 11 rue Joliot-Curie, Plateau de Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
Interests: materials; photovoltaics; experimental physics; software development; device modelling
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Interests: materials; photovoltaics; experimental physics; software development; device modelling
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Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingenieur pour l'Environnement, LaSIE - UMR 7356 CNRS, La ROchelle University, France
Interests: electrodeposition; coatings; nanocomposite coatings; material science; corrosion and marine corrosion; atmospheric corrosion; surface analyses; metallurgical characterization; tribology; mechanicl properties; hydrogen embrittlement; zinc alloys; aluminium alloys
Interests: electrodeposition; coatings; nanocomposite coatings; material science; corrosion and marine corrosion; atmospheric corrosion; surface analyses; metallurgical characterization; tribology; mechanicl properties; hydrogen embrittlement; zinc alloys; aluminium alloys
Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nanomaterials of Ministry of Education and Hubei Nuclear Solid Physics Key Laboratory, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: plasma vapor deposition; hard coatings; ion accelerator; semiconductor; integrated circuit chip
Interests: plasma vapor deposition; hard coatings; ion accelerator; semiconductor; integrated circuit chip
Department of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, 33203 Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Interests: thermal spray; laser cladding; DLC and PVD coatings; green tribology; energy efficiency; biodegradability and bacterial toxicity of lubricants; tribological properties of ionic liquids as lubricant additives and as neat lubricants; nanoparticles as lubricant additives; wear mechanisms; real-time lubricant condition monitoring
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Interests: thermal spray; laser cladding; DLC and PVD coatings; green tribology; energy efficiency; biodegradability and bacterial toxicity of lubricants; tribological properties of ionic liquids as lubricant additives and as neat lubricants; nanoparticles as lubricant additives; wear mechanisms; real-time lubricant condition monitoring
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Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Interests: friction; wear; nanoparticles; ionic liquids; additives; experimental techniques in tribology
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Interests: friction; wear; nanoparticles; ionic liquids; additives; experimental techniques in tribology
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Fundación Tekniker, c/Iñaki Goenaga 5, 20600 Eibar, Spain
Interests: tribology; materials; energy efficiency; corrosion
Interests: tribology; materials; energy efficiency; corrosion
Assistant Professor, Department of Material Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; sol-gel thin films; modification of pigments; spectrally selective paint coatings; high solar absorptivity coatings for concentrated solar power; textile finishing; flame retardant polymers; surface treatments; nanocoatings; electrochromic materials; cotton fabric; organic functional trialkoxysilane; surface functionalization; multifunctional properties; flame retardant; photocatalytic degradation; antibacterial; nanoparticles; repellent; few-layer graphene; pathogen-repellent coating
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Interests: synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; sol-gel thin films; modification of pigments; spectrally selective paint coatings; high solar absorptivity coatings for concentrated solar power; textile finishing; flame retardant polymers; surface treatments; nanocoatings; electrochromic materials; cotton fabric; organic functional trialkoxysilane; surface functionalization; multifunctional properties; flame retardant; photocatalytic degradation; antibacterial; nanoparticles; repellent; few-layer graphene; pathogen-repellent coating
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Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Interests: mechanical tribology; high temperature tribology; surface engineering; composite materials
Interests: mechanical tribology; high temperature tribology; surface engineering; composite materials
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: road maintenance; safety; road materials; skid resistance and surface characteristics of road pavement
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Interests: road maintenance; safety; road materials; skid resistance and surface characteristics of road pavement
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Centre of Physics of Universities of Minho and Porto, School of Sciences, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800–058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Interests: tribology; protection; wear; friction; mechanical properties; hardness; toughness; coatings; deposition on flexible substrates; thin films; self-lubrication; nanomaterials; nanocomposites
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Interests: tribology; protection; wear; friction; mechanical properties; hardness; toughness; coatings; deposition on flexible substrates; thin films; self-lubrication; nanomaterials; nanocomposites
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Interests: manufacturing; material processing; surface engineering; electrochemical analysis; advanced material structures
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Interests: manufacturing; material processing; surface engineering; electrochemical analysis; advanced material structures
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Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1/E, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: mechanical properties; surface modification; microstructural characterization, heat treatments; tribology; aluminium alloys
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Interests: mechanical properties; surface modification; microstructural characterization, heat treatments; tribology; aluminium alloys
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Prof. Dr. Ernst Meyer
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Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Interests: Nanotribology; Surface Physics and Surace Chemistry; Scanning probe microscopy; atomic force microscopy
Interests: Nanotribology; Surface Physics and Surace Chemistry; Scanning probe microscopy; atomic force microscopy
Department of Materials Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSI Caminos. C/ Profesor Aranguren 3. E28040-Madrid. Spain
Interests: fracture of advanced and traditional materials; use of electron microscopy, EDX, EBSD and in situ techniques to determine and understand the correlation between microstructure/fractography and mechanical properties of materials structural integrity; additive materials; wear, friction and tribology; nanoindentation; ultra-high temperature mechanical behavior
Interests: fracture of advanced and traditional materials; use of electron microscopy, EDX, EBSD and in situ techniques to determine and understand the correlation between microstructure/fractography and mechanical properties of materials structural integrity; additive materials; wear, friction and tribology; nanoindentation; ultra-high temperature mechanical behavior
Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå SE-971 87, Sweden
Interests: high temperature tribology; tribology of materials and lubricants; solid lubricants/self-lubricating coatings; boundary lubrication; tribology of machine components (bearings, gears, and seals); analysis and solution of wear related problems; tribotesting
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Interests: high temperature tribology; tribology of materials and lubricants; solid lubricants/self-lubricating coatings; boundary lubrication; tribology of machine components (bearings, gears, and seals); analysis and solution of wear related problems; tribotesting
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University of Tours, GREMAN UMR CNRS 7347, 7 avenue Marcel Dassault, 37200 Tours, France,
Interests: tribology; corrosion; tribocorrosion; coatings; biomaterials
Interests: tribology; corrosion; tribocorrosion; coatings; biomaterials
Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi, 213/A 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: interfaces; tribology; tribochemistry; adhesion; lubricant materials; molecular dynamics simulations; ab initio calculations
Interests: interfaces; tribology; tribochemistry; adhesion; lubricant materials; molecular dynamics simulations; ab initio calculations
Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP–School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Interests: tribology; coatings; manufacturing processes
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Interests: tribology; coatings; manufacturing processes
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Prof. Dr. Mariana Henriette Staia
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School of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Mons, Belgium
Interests: surface engineering; tribology; corrosion
Interests: surface engineering; tribology; corrosion
Affiliation 1: Mechanical Engineering at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Affiliation 2: Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
Interests: solid liquid interactions, processes associated with friction, lubrication, contact mechanics, soft matter physics, surface damage processes, surface optimization
Affiliation 2: Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
Interests: solid liquid interactions, processes associated with friction, lubrication, contact mechanics, soft matter physics, surface damage processes, surface optimization
Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Oviedo, 33203 Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Interests: green tribology; corrosion properties of lubricants; lubricant degradation mechanisms; biodegradability and bacterial toxicity of lubricants; tribological properties of ionic liquids as lubricant additives and as neat lubricants; nanoparticles as lubricant additives; DLC and PVD coatings; real-time lubricant condition monitoring
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Interests: green tribology; corrosion properties of lubricants; lubricant degradation mechanisms; biodegradability and bacterial toxicity of lubricants; tribological properties of ionic liquids as lubricant additives and as neat lubricants; nanoparticles as lubricant additives; DLC and PVD coatings; real-time lubricant condition monitoring
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Faculty of Engineering, Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, 7012 Mons, Belgium
Interests: metallurgy; materials; coatings; electroless plating; electroless nickel; metallic coatings; plasma electrolytic oxidation; corrosion; tribology
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Interests: metallurgy; materials; coatings; electroless plating; electroless nickel; metallic coatings; plasma electrolytic oxidation; corrosion; tribology
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