Nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films have represented important advances in control of wetting, adhesion, and mechanical, thermal, magnetic, electrical, and optical properties and ability to direct cell behavior. A number of promising approaches to fabricate functional micro- and nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films have been stimulated by opportunities to enhance the properties of surfaces and interfaces via the combination of surface structure, morphology, and physical and chemical properties. Such functional micro- and nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films are playing an increasingly important part in a broad range of novel applications, such as energy, electronics, and photonics as well as sensor systems, advanced materials, and medical devices.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as comprehensive review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts on experimental and theoretical studies in the science, technology, and applications of nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Synthesis, fabrication, self-assembly, and processing of nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films for a broad range of novel applications
• Characterization and evaluation of nanostructured surfaces, coatings, and films
• Surface modification, functionalization, and patterning
• Nanostructured surfaces for control of wetting, adhesion, friction, corrosion, electrical and thermal properties, and fluid flow
• The design, fabrication, and application of nanostructured biomimetic surfaces, stimuli-responsive surfaces, self-healing surfaces, and coatings
• Antibacterial and antifouling surfaces and coatings, surfaces and interfaces of biomaterials, and biointerfaces