The SICT 2022 offers a great opportunity for scientists, researchers, and experts active in the field of surfaces and coatings science and technologies (polymer, material and paint chemists, surface and interface scientists, formulators, designers and policy makers) from both academia and industry to present their newest research discoveries, share insights, and exchange the latest ideas.
Topics will include:
- Surface treatments and coatings deposition and functionalization processes
- Cold and thermal spraying (PVD, CVD, etc.), thermochemical, electro- and electroless plating
- Wet chemical and electrochemical processes such as plating, sol-gel coating, anodization
- Surfaces and coatings modelling and characterization
- Interface and interaction science, adhesion, and adhesives
- Surface nanoengineering, nano-coatings and ultrathin films
- Graphene and carbon-based coatings/films
- Multifunctional, composite/hybrid, graded, and multilayers coatings
- Hydro-, ice- and oleophobic/philic surfaces
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Smart surfaces and coatings, self-healing, self-cleaning, … surfaces
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Tribological coatings: friction performance, wear resistance (abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc.)
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Corrosion and oxidation resistance, thermal protection, and diffusion resistance
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Surface engineering/coatings in sustainable energy, conversion, optical, electric, photovoltaic, and magnetic applications
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Bio-interfaces, biomedical/bioactive surfaces and coatings
In addition to the main conference sessions covering the above event topics, different focus sessions/symposia are planned within the conference program. These focus sessions offer the conference participants the opportunity to go more into depth with one specific topic.