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Based on five Special Issues in Coatings, this e-book contains a series of 15 articles demonstrating actual perspectives and new trends in advanced coatings in buildings. Innovative materials and multiperformance solutions provide a basis, contributing also to the better protection of buildings’ surfaces during the service life, and the users’ wellbeing.

History of engineering & technology --- geopolymer --- metakaolin --- titanium oxide --- physical and mechanical properties --- polystyrene --- DOPA --- polydopamine --- antifouling --- polyethylene glycol --- Pluronic --- QCM-D --- coating --- building materials --- bacterial growth --- proliferation --- biofilm --- antibacterial --- hydrophobic --- photocatalytic --- sonochemistry --- mortar --- polydimethylsiloxane --- phenylmethylsilicone oil --- viscosity --- additive amount --- leach --- particle size --- distribution characteristics --- contaminated particle --- porcelain insulator --- adhesion simulation model --- cellulose --- aerogel --- thermal insulation --- building envelope --- silica --- ceramic coating --- fly ash --- anti-fouling --- slagging --- boiler --- energy efficiency --- biofilms --- DEMM --- DEME --- PMMA --- polymer brush coating --- polysaccharide --- protein --- lipid --- nucleic acid --- Raman spectroscopy --- AgNPs --- antibacterial coatings --- polyetheretherketone films --- tollens method --- acrylic resin --- bio-filler --- cone calorimeter --- heat release rate --- intumescent coating --- steel --- green roofs --- biological coatings --- hydraulic performance --- thermal performance --- sustainable construction certification --- LEED --- BREEAM --- CASBEE --- BEAM --- ESGB --- glass waste --- copper oxide --- antibacterial surfaces --- hydrophobic products --- silicon-based compounds --- claddings --- durability --- moisture transport properties --- recycled and reused materials --- drainage --- dead load --- protective coatings --- air-purifying coatings --- anti-fouling coatings --- ultra-low biofouling coatings

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This Special Issue consists of selected papers from the Experimental Stress Analysis 2020 conference. Experimental Stress Analysis 2020 was organized with the support of the Czech Society for Mechanics, Expert Group of Experimental Mechanics, and was, for this particular year, held online in 19–22 October 2020. The objectives of the conference included identification of current situation, sharing professional experience and knowledge, discussing new theoretical and practical findings, and the establishment and strengthening of relationships between universities, companies, and scientists from the field of experimental mechanics in mechanical and civil engineering. The topics of the conference were focused on experimental research on materials and structures subjected to mechanical, thermal–mechanical, and dynamic loading, including damage, fatigue, and fracture analyses. The selected papers deal with top-level contemporary phenomena, such as modern durable materials, numerical modeling and simulations, and innovative non-destructive materials’ testing.

residual stresses --- neutron diffraction --- three axis setting --- high resolution --- bent crystal monochromator --- bent crystal analyzer --- stainless steel 316L --- additive manufacturing --- multiaxial loading --- plasticity --- digital image correlation method --- hill yield criterion --- isotropic hardening --- finite element method (FEM) --- straightening process --- three-point bending --- FEM --- control strategy --- billet straightening --- multiaxial fatigue --- high-cycle fatigue --- multiaxial fatigue experiments --- S-N curve approximation --- laser welding --- pressure vessel steel --- microstructure --- X-ray and neutron diffraction --- high-cycle fatigue tests --- wearable --- flexible --- structure --- stiffness --- biomedical --- mechanics --- simulation --- pattern --- 3D print --- PA12 --- tram --- pedestrian --- crash --- windshield model --- HIC --- hole-drilling --- PhotoStress --- digital image correlation --- experimental analysis --- finite element analysis --- composite --- thermoplastic --- interlaminar strength --- polyphenylensulfid --- polyetheretherketone --- polyaryletherketone --- curved beam --- NDE --- infrared thermography --- Infrared Nondestructive Testing --- CFRP --- Anand material model --- material parameters --- ABS-M30 --- indentation test --- genetic algorithm --- acoustic emission --- CFRP composite tube --- unsupervised learning approach --- failure mechanism --- n/a

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This Special Issue consists of selected papers from the Experimental Stress Analysis 2020 conference. Experimental Stress Analysis 2020 was organized with the support of the Czech Society for Mechanics, Expert Group of Experimental Mechanics, and was, for this particular year, held online in 19–22 October 2020. The objectives of the conference included identification of current situation, sharing professional experience and knowledge, discussing new theoretical and practical findings, and the establishment and strengthening of relationships between universities, companies, and scientists from the field of experimental mechanics in mechanical and civil engineering. The topics of the conference were focused on experimental research on materials and structures subjected to mechanical, thermal–mechanical, and dynamic loading, including damage, fatigue, and fracture analyses. The selected papers deal with top-level contemporary phenomena, such as modern durable materials, numerical modeling and simulations, and innovative non-destructive materials’ testing.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- residual stresses --- neutron diffraction --- three axis setting --- high resolution --- bent crystal monochromator --- bent crystal analyzer --- stainless steel 316L --- additive manufacturing --- multiaxial loading --- plasticity --- digital image correlation method --- hill yield criterion --- isotropic hardening --- finite element method (FEM) --- straightening process --- three-point bending --- FEM --- control strategy --- billet straightening --- multiaxial fatigue --- high-cycle fatigue --- multiaxial fatigue experiments --- S-N curve approximation --- laser welding --- pressure vessel steel --- microstructure --- X-ray and neutron diffraction --- high-cycle fatigue tests --- wearable --- flexible --- structure --- stiffness --- biomedical --- mechanics --- simulation --- pattern --- 3D print --- PA12 --- tram --- pedestrian --- crash --- windshield model --- HIC --- hole-drilling --- PhotoStress --- digital image correlation --- experimental analysis --- finite element analysis --- composite --- thermoplastic --- interlaminar strength --- polyphenylensulfid --- polyetheretherketone --- polyaryletherketone --- curved beam --- NDE --- infrared thermography --- Infrared Nondestructive Testing --- CFRP --- Anand material model --- material parameters --- ABS-M30 --- indentation test --- genetic algorithm --- acoustic emission --- CFRP composite tube --- unsupervised learning approach --- failure mechanism --- residual stresses --- neutron diffraction --- three axis setting --- high resolution --- bent crystal monochromator --- bent crystal analyzer --- stainless steel 316L --- additive manufacturing --- multiaxial loading --- plasticity --- digital image correlation method --- hill yield criterion --- isotropic hardening --- finite element method (FEM) --- straightening process --- three-point bending --- FEM --- control strategy --- billet straightening --- multiaxial fatigue --- high-cycle fatigue --- multiaxial fatigue experiments --- S-N curve approximation --- laser welding --- pressure vessel steel --- microstructure --- X-ray and neutron diffraction --- high-cycle fatigue tests --- wearable --- flexible --- structure --- stiffness --- biomedical --- mechanics --- simulation --- pattern --- 3D print --- PA12 --- tram --- pedestrian --- crash --- windshield model --- HIC --- hole-drilling --- PhotoStress --- digital image correlation --- experimental analysis --- finite element analysis --- composite --- thermoplastic --- interlaminar strength --- polyphenylensulfid --- polyetheretherketone --- polyaryletherketone --- curved beam --- NDE --- infrared thermography --- Infrared Nondestructive Testing --- CFRP --- Anand material model --- material parameters --- ABS-M30 --- indentation test --- genetic algorithm --- acoustic emission --- CFRP composite tube --- unsupervised learning approach --- failure mechanism

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Polymers are the largest and most versatile class of biomaterials, being extensively applied for therapeutic applications. From natural to synthetic polymers, the possibilities to design and modify their physical-chemical properties make these systems of great interest in a wide range of biomedical applications as diverse as drug delivery systems, organ-on-a-chip, diagnostics, tissue engineering, and so on.In recent years, advances in the synthesis and modification of polymers and characterization techniques have allowed the design of novel biomaterials as well as the study of their biological behavior in vitro and in vivo.The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight recent achievements in the synthesis and modification of polymers for biomedical applications for final applications in the field of biomedicine.

Technology: general issues --- Biotechnology --- biocomposite --- chitosan --- chlorhexidine --- coating --- hernia --- mesh infection --- nanoparticles --- PLGA --- polypropylene --- rifampicin --- 3D-bioprinting --- static mixer --- reactive hydrogel --- hyaluronic acid --- modified chitosan --- curcumin --- microwave --- interpenetrated polymer network --- semi-IPN --- methacrylated hyaluronic acid --- glycerylphytate --- mesenchymal stem cell --- bioadhesion --- biomaterials --- biomedical application --- healthcare system management --- innovation --- polymer based bioadhesive --- polymers --- magnetite nanoparticles --- Tween 80 --- synthesis --- nanotoxicology --- genotoxicity --- hemotoxicity --- soy protein --- film --- semiconductor --- biomaterial --- additive manufacturing --- sterilization --- medical devices --- bioabsorbable --- polymer --- biopolymer --- hydrogel --- microparticles --- dye release --- drug delivery system --- dual-responsiveness --- dendritic polyglycerol sulfates --- biofabrication --- microfluidics --- electrospinning --- 3D printing --- electrospraying --- natural polymers --- cell encapsulation --- polymeric prodrug --- dual-sensitive --- combination chemotherapy --- drug conjugation --- dextran --- hydrogels --- carboxymethyl cellulose --- succinoglycan --- metal coordination --- drug delivery --- swelling properties --- extracellular matrix --- external stimuli --- tissue maturation --- gelatin --- sodium carboxymethyl cellulose --- scaffold --- A549 cells --- freeze drying --- silicone rubber --- biomechanical --- hyper-elastic --- constitutive model --- FEA --- pH-sensitive hydrogel --- poly(acrylic acid) --- quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) --- ellipsometric measurement --- antibacterial activity --- Ganoderma lucidum --- polysaccharides --- cisplatin --- synergistic effect --- anti-lung cancer --- nanocellulose fiber --- low methoxyl pectin --- sodium alginate --- clindamycin --- pancreatic cancer --- gemcitabine --- controlled release --- non-woven sheet --- chemotherapy --- antitumor efficacy --- poly(L-lactic acid) --- antimicrobials agents --- amphiphilic block copolymer --- quaternized polymer --- hemolysis --- micelle --- black phosphorus --- polyetheretherketone --- lubrication properties --- antibacterial properties --- sensorineural hearing loss --- cochlear implants --- self-bending electrode arrays --- silicone rubber–hydrogel composites --- actuators --- swelling behavior --- curvature --- biocompatibility --- nanofibrous dura mater --- antifibrosis --- neuroprotection --- tetramethylpyrazine --- biocomposite --- chitosan --- chlorhexidine --- coating --- hernia --- mesh infection --- nanoparticles --- PLGA --- polypropylene --- rifampicin --- 3D-bioprinting --- static mixer --- reactive hydrogel --- hyaluronic acid --- modified chitosan --- curcumin --- microwave --- interpenetrated polymer network --- semi-IPN --- methacrylated hyaluronic acid --- glycerylphytate --- mesenchymal stem cell --- bioadhesion --- biomaterials --- biomedical application --- healthcare system management --- innovation --- polymer based bioadhesive --- polymers --- magnetite nanoparticles --- Tween 80 --- synthesis --- nanotoxicology --- genotoxicity --- hemotoxicity --- soy protein --- film --- semiconductor --- biomaterial --- additive manufacturing --- sterilization --- medical devices --- bioabsorbable --- polymer --- biopolymer --- hydrogel --- microparticles --- dye release --- drug delivery system --- dual-responsiveness --- dendritic polyglycerol sulfates --- biofabrication --- microfluidics --- electrospinning --- 3D printing --- electrospraying --- natural polymers --- cell encapsulation --- polymeric prodrug --- dual-sensitive --- combination chemotherapy --- drug conjugation --- dextran --- hydrogels --- carboxymethyl cellulose --- succinoglycan --- metal coordination --- drug delivery --- swelling properties --- extracellular matrix --- external stimuli --- tissue maturation --- gelatin --- sodium carboxymethyl cellulose --- scaffold --- A549 cells --- freeze drying --- silicone rubber --- biomechanical --- hyper-elastic --- constitutive model --- FEA --- pH-sensitive hydrogel --- poly(acrylic acid) --- quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) --- ellipsometric measurement --- antibacterial activity --- Ganoderma lucidum --- polysaccharides --- cisplatin --- synergistic effect --- anti-lung cancer --- nanocellulose fiber --- low methoxyl pectin --- sodium alginate --- clindamycin --- pancreatic cancer --- gemcitabine --- controlled release --- non-woven sheet --- chemotherapy --- antitumor efficacy --- poly(L-lactic acid) --- antimicrobials agents --- amphiphilic block copolymer --- quaternized polymer --- hemolysis --- micelle --- black phosphorus --- polyetheretherketone --- lubrication properties --- antibacterial properties --- sensorineural hearing loss --- cochlear implants --- self-bending electrode arrays --- silicone rubber–hydrogel composites --- actuators --- swelling behavior --- curvature --- biocompatibility --- nanofibrous dura mater --- antifibrosis --- neuroprotection --- tetramethylpyrazine

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Polymers are the largest and most versatile class of biomaterials, being extensively applied for therapeutic applications. From natural to synthetic polymers, the possibilities to design and modify their physical-chemical properties make these systems of great interest in a wide range of biomedical applications as diverse as drug delivery systems, organ-on-a-chip, diagnostics, tissue engineering, and so on.In recent years, advances in the synthesis and modification of polymers and characterization techniques have allowed the design of novel biomaterials as well as the study of their biological behavior in vitro and in vivo.The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight recent achievements in the synthesis and modification of polymers for biomedical applications for final applications in the field of biomedicine.

biocomposite --- chitosan --- chlorhexidine --- coating --- hernia --- mesh infection --- nanoparticles --- PLGA --- polypropylene --- rifampicin --- 3D-bioprinting --- static mixer --- reactive hydrogel --- hyaluronic acid --- modified chitosan --- curcumin --- microwave --- interpenetrated polymer network --- semi-IPN --- methacrylated hyaluronic acid --- glycerylphytate --- mesenchymal stem cell --- bioadhesion --- biomaterials --- biomedical application --- healthcare system management --- innovation --- polymer based bioadhesive --- polymers --- magnetite nanoparticles --- Tween 80 --- synthesis --- nanotoxicology --- genotoxicity --- hemotoxicity --- soy protein --- film --- semiconductor --- biomaterial --- additive manufacturing --- sterilization --- medical devices --- bioabsorbable --- polymer --- biopolymer --- hydrogel --- microparticles --- dye release --- drug delivery system --- dual-responsiveness --- dendritic polyglycerol sulfates --- biofabrication --- microfluidics --- electrospinning --- 3D printing --- electrospraying --- natural polymers --- cell encapsulation --- polymeric prodrug --- dual-sensitive --- combination chemotherapy --- drug conjugation --- dextran --- hydrogels --- carboxymethyl cellulose --- succinoglycan --- metal coordination --- drug delivery --- swelling properties --- extracellular matrix --- external stimuli --- tissue maturation --- gelatin --- sodium carboxymethyl cellulose --- scaffold --- A549 cells --- freeze drying --- silicone rubber --- biomechanical --- hyper-elastic --- constitutive model --- FEA --- pH-sensitive hydrogel --- poly(acrylic acid) --- quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) --- ellipsometric measurement --- antibacterial activity --- Ganoderma lucidum --- polysaccharides --- cisplatin --- synergistic effect --- anti-lung cancer --- nanocellulose fiber --- low methoxyl pectin --- sodium alginate --- clindamycin --- pancreatic cancer --- gemcitabine --- controlled release --- non-woven sheet --- chemotherapy --- antitumor efficacy --- poly(L-lactic acid) --- antimicrobials agents --- amphiphilic block copolymer --- quaternized polymer --- hemolysis --- micelle --- black phosphorus --- polyetheretherketone --- lubrication properties --- antibacterial properties --- sensorineural hearing loss --- cochlear implants --- self-bending electrode arrays --- silicone rubber–hydrogel composites --- actuators --- swelling behavior --- curvature --- biocompatibility --- nanofibrous dura mater --- antifibrosis --- neuroprotection --- tetramethylpyrazine