Surface Modification: Review and Prospect
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2019) | Viewed by 13889
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer synthesis; membranes (UF, NF, RO); membrane applications; surface modification; fouling mitigation; ion-exchange membranes; electromembrane processes
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Dear Colleagues,
In most cases, technical surfaces do not exhibit the desired properties after production. Therefore, great efforts are being made to modify the surfaces to meet the requirements in the respective applications. Therefore, protective layers against contamination or corrosion, metallization or antifouling coatings have to be deposited, to name only a few. However, most polymer surfaces are typically non-polar, so that the adhesion of coatings is often poor. To overcome that, the polymer surfaces have to be modified chemically or mechanically for strong and reliable adhesion of coatings. Thus, surface modification includes rendering of the original polymer surfaces, as well as their coatings. This Special Issue of Coatings aims at providing a platform for scientists to publish their work (original scientific or technical research article, reviews) on surface modification methods, characterization methods, as well as applications.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- surface modification
- surface characterization
- surface properties
- surface functionalization
Dr. Jochen Meier-Haack
Dr. Jürgen Nagel
Guest Editors
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