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Surface Coating/Surface-Responsive Agents for Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical Application

A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2021) | Viewed by 24647

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Prof. Dr. Jongseong Kim

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea Stem Cell Research Institute, College of Medicine, Korea Universty, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
Interests: mechanobiology; bioresponsive nanomaterial; artificial cell; biosensing; 4D organoid
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Surface coating with active and responsive agents has been extensively investigated in the field of energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. Increasing durability of materials, thereby improving the material’s efficacy for extended time, is an example of the typical purposes of surface coatings. Beyond these implications, new waves on surface coating technologies are not only to empower the materials by combining multifunctionalties but also to create innovative characters allowing for the unprecedented applications. For instance, biologically functional coating by DNA, peptide, or protein has enabled us to utilize polymeric and metalic materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In other applications, surface coating with functional agents has hampered the fouling of core materials in energy and environmental applications and saved costs and efforts. Thus, development of advanced surface corting technology will be greatly beneficial to our community.

The scope of this Special Issue encompasses coating technology and responsive agents for energy, environmental, and biomedical applications.

The topics of particular interest include but are not limited to:

  • Responsive coating agents and their coatings;
  • Novel materials for surface coatings;
  • Facile coating method for functional surface;
  • Functional coatings for environmental applications;
  • Surface coatings for improved energy efficiency;
  • Biomimetic coatings for biological applications;
  • Simulation and modeling for advanced coatings.

Prof. Dr. Jongseong Kim
Guest Editor

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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. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • responsive surface coatings
  • biologically inspired coatings
  • modeling and simulation
  • surface active agent
  • surface coating for adhesion and anti-adhesion

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Engineering Biomaterials to Guide Heart Cells for Matured Cardiac Tissue
by Yongjun Jang, Yongdoo Park and Jongseong Kim
Coatings 2020, 10(10), 925; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10100925 - 27 Sep 2020
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is needed to maintain the structural integrity of tissues and to mediate cellular dynamics. Its main components are fibrous proteins and glycosaminoglycans, which provide a suitable environment for biological functions. Thus, biomaterials with ECM-like properties have been extensively developed [...] Read more.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is needed to maintain the structural integrity of tissues and to mediate cellular dynamics. Its main components are fibrous proteins and glycosaminoglycans, which provide a suitable environment for biological functions. Thus, biomaterials with ECM-like properties have been extensively developed by modulating their key components and properties. In the field of cardiac tissue engineering, the use of biomaterials offers several advantages in that biophysical and biochemical cues can be designed to mediate cardiac cells, which is critical for maturation and regeneration. This suggests that understanding biomaterials and their use in vivo and in vitro is beneficial in terms of advancing cardiac engineering. The current review provides an overview of both natural and synthetic biomaterials and their use in cardiac engineering. In addition, we focus on different strategies to recapitulate the cardiac tissue in 2D and 3D approaches, which is an important step for the maturation of cardiac tissues toward regeneration of the adult heart. Full article
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Hydrogel Nanoparticle as a Functional Coating Layer in Biosensing, Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery
by Heejoo Cho, Sumin Jeon, Junghyeok Yang, Song Yi Baek and Doeun Kim
Coatings 2020, 10(7), 663; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10070663 - 10 Jul 2020
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The development of functional coating materials has resulted in many breakthroughs in the discovery of energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. Responsive polymeric hydrogels are an example of smart coating materials due to their stimuli-responsive characteristics upon changes in their local environment. This review [...] Read more.
The development of functional coating materials has resulted in many breakthroughs in the discovery of energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. Responsive polymeric hydrogels are an example of smart coating materials due to their stimuli-responsive characteristics upon changes in their local environment. This review focuses on the introduction of hydrogel nanoparticles and their applications in functional layers as responsive coating materials. Hydrogels are explained by the composition of cross-links and monomers used for preparation. In particular, an important class of responsive hydrogels, that is, nanosized hydrogel particles (nanogels), are described for thee synthesis, modification, and application in assembly of functional coating layers. Finally, nanogel functional layers for biological applications will be discussed with recent advances in biosensing, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. Full article
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Non-Vital Tooth Bleaching Techniques: A Systematic Review
by Ana Sofia Coelho, Lara Garrido, Mariana Mota, Carlos Miguel Marto, Inês Amaro, Eunice Carrilho and Anabela Paula
Coatings 2020, 10(1), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10010061 - 9 Jan 2020
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This systematic review aimed to describe and characterize internal tooth bleaching techniques, conventional (walking-bleach) and combined (inside–outside), referring to their efficacy. The research was conducted on the main databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Only randomized controlled trials and cohort [...] Read more.
This systematic review aimed to describe and characterize internal tooth bleaching techniques, conventional (walking-bleach) and combined (inside–outside), referring to their efficacy. The research was conducted on the main databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Only randomized controlled trials and cohort studies were considered, on humans of 18 years old or older. A Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) question was designed to evaluate the scientific evidence. The quality of each randomized controlled trial and cohort study was evaluated using the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (ROBINS-I), respectively. The walking-bleach and the combined techniques were both effective at the end of the treatment, obtaining similar aesthetic results. Regardless of the technique used, internal tooth bleaching is an effective procedure, with good aesthetic results, in the treatment of non-vital teeth. The cervical barrier is a standard of care in internal bleaching techniques and should be used. Considering the similarity in the esthetic results obtained in both techniques, the concentrations used for both, and since the biocompatibility of the bleaching agent is more important than its efficiency or speed in obtaining results, the combined technique should be considered the method of choice rather than the walking-bleach technique. Full article
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