journal article·2025-12-15Open access

Advances in Surface Engineering and Biocompatible Coatings for Biomedical Applications

Egemen Avcu, Yasemin Yıldıran Avcu, Berzah Yavuzyegit, Mert Guney

Coatings· Volume 15· Issue 12

Abstract

The two-volume Special Issue “Advances in Surface Engineering and Biocompatible Coatings for Biomedical Applications” has brought together a comprehensive collection of 26 peer-reviewed articles, reflecting the rapid scientific progress and sustained global interest in advanced surface modification strategies for biomaterials [...]
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OpenAlex topics: Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques · Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

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Affiliations

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41001, Türkiye

Ford Otosan Ihsaniye Automotive Vocational School, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41650, Türkiye

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology, Erfenschlager Str. 73, 09125 Chemnitz, Germany

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize 53100, Türkiye

Faculty of Science and Health, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Portsmouth, St. Michael’s Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan

Funding

Kocaeli University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

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