Women’s Special Issue Series: Coatings

A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2024) | Viewed by 1670

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Surface Science for Future Materials Group, Department of Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (MPIE), Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Interests: modified metallic surfaces; mechanical properties; microstructure; isotope analysis; wear; oxidation of metallic surfaces; corrosion; chemical characterization of surfaces
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Department of Metallurgy, Polytechnical Faculty, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
Interests: metallurgy; materials; coatings; electroless plating

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Deputy Director and Head of Research Department–Materials, InnoRenew CoE, Izola, Slovenia
Interests: engineered living materials; bioinspired materials design; wood modification and functionalization; multiscale characterization; service life performance
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Ingeniería Civil en Medio Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago 8370993, Chile
Interests: innovation; development of materials through nanotechnology; antimicrobial coatings; sustainability

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite contributors to the upcoming volume entitled “Women’s Special Issue Series: Coatings”. This Special Issue aims to highlight the advancement and recognition of contributions made by people who identify as women, STEMinists, and minorities. We invite submissions to the Special Issue from all authors, regardless of gender. Submissions of articles with women as lead authors or with all-female authorship are particularly encouraged.

The goal of this SI is to recognize the work of excellent researchers on the topic of “recent advances in inorganic/organic/coatings and other surface treatments for the protection of various materials”. The Issue editors welcome the submission of original research articles, short communication, review and other types of contributions by all generations of scientists.

We encourage articles in which the lead and/or corresponding authors are women. However, we recognize that gender identity is personal and that our understanding of equity and equality is constantly evolving; therefore, we welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of gender.

We look forward to receiving your contribution. We welcome submissions from all authors, irrespective of gender.

Dr. Patricia Jovičević-Klug
Dr. Véronique Vitry
Dr. Anna Sandak
Dr. Katherine Delgado Vargas
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Charu Negi
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Women’s Special Issue Series

This Special Issue is part of Coatings's Women’s Special Issue Series, hosted by women editors for women researchers. The Series advocates the advancement of women in science. We invite contributions to the Special Issue whose lead authors identify as women. The submission of articles with all-women authorship is especially encouraged. However, we do welcome articles from all authors, irrespective of gender.

Keywords

  • organic coatings
  • inorganic coatings
  • self-healing coatings
  • bioinspired coatings
  • modified surface
  • surface treatments and functionalization
  • corrosion (all types)
  • degradation
  • delamination

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A Copper-Based Coating for the Control of Airborne Viable Bacteria in a Prison Environment
by Sebastián Fuentes-Alburquenque, Walter Cañón-Mancisidor, Álvaro Toledo, Alejandro Mendoza, Patricia Soto-Rioseco and Katherine Delgado
Coatings 2024, 14(10), 1281; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14101281 - 8 Oct 2024
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Infections in confined environments can spread by direct contact, contaminated surfaces, and airborne transmission. This is critical in prison facilities, where cleaning and sanitary conditions are inadequate. An alternative is the development of antimicrobial surfaces. A new antimicrobial coating was developed by incorporating [...] Read more.
Infections in confined environments can spread by direct contact, contaminated surfaces, and airborne transmission. This is critical in prison facilities, where cleaning and sanitary conditions are inadequate. An alternative is the development of antimicrobial surfaces. A new antimicrobial coating was developed by incorporating copper microparticles into a standard commercial paint, aiming to reduce the concentration of bacteria on surfaces by granting antimicrobial properties to surfaces. The copper additive comprised Cu2Cl(OH)3 deposited on polyhedral zeolite. The efficacy of this coating was evaluated in detention cells in a police station, which are temporary prisons and inherently dirty environments. The experiment compared a cell painted with the copper additive coating and a control cell with the standard paint. Viable coliforms were measured on different surfaces and in the air for five months under normal usage. Bacterial load was reduced by ca. 68% by the copper-amended paint on cement surfaces. Surprisingly, airborne viable coliforms were reduced by ca. 87% in the detention cell treated with the copper coating. This research highlights the potential of antimicrobial coatings in controlling the spread of infections through contact with contaminated surfaces and emphasizes the significant reduction in airborne bacterial load. It is especially relevant for controlling infections where sanitization is limited but can be extended to other built environments, such as healthcare facilities. Full article
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