Surfaces, Interfaces and Coatings Technologies International conference SICT 202

The Surfaces, Interfaces and Coatings Technologies International conference, SICT 2021 international conference will be held from 7 to 9 April 2021 in Paris, France jointly to the Plasma Processing and Technology International Conference, Plasma Tech 2021 in a hybrid format (onsite and virtual event).

Abstracts submission is still open till  12 February 2021 for consideration for more oral presentations and poster sessions within the conference topics and sessions.

The conference topics include:

• Surface treatments and coatings deposition and functionalization processes
• Cold and Thermal spraying (PVD, CVD, ...), 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 Ultra-Thin Films
• Graphene and carbon-based coatings/films
• Multi-functional, composite/ hybrid, graded and multilayers coatings
• Hydro-, ice- and oleophobic/philic surfaces
• Smart surfaces and coatings, Self-healing, self-cleaning, … surfaces
• Tribological coatings: friction performance, wear resistance (e.g., abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc)
• Corrosion and oxidation resistance, Thermal protection and diffusion resistance,
• Surface engineering/ coatings in sustainable energy, conversion, optical, electric, photovoltaic and magnetic applications
• Biointerfaces, Biomedical/ Bioactive surfaces and coatings