Special issue “recent developments on functional coatings for industrial applications”

“Recent Developments on Functional Coatings for Industrial Applications” assessed some emerging aspects concerning the recent research progress in the designing, manufacturing and tai-loring of new functional coatings for industrial applications. The purpose was to address the recent development in functional coatings synthesis, characterization and optimization, highlighting its emerging industrial applicability in many industrial fields, such as self-healing, self-cleaning or sus-tainable energy technologies. The multidisciplinary nature of the issue represents an added value aimed at better enhancing the practical relevance and the technological versatility of the functional surface engineering design.