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This Special Issue of Coatings presents the newest research outcome in the field of the enhancement of native wood properties through a wide range of chemical, biological, and physical agents. The broad spectrum of topics provides a comprehensive update regarding ongoing research in this field. Such a compilation can be an inspiration for the further development of multifunctional and sustainable coatings, revolutionizing the wood sector of the future.

Technology: general issues --- tropical wood --- surface preservation --- wood weathering --- FTIR --- weathered wood roughness --- wood degradation --- brown rot --- white rot --- soft rot --- mechanisms of decay --- coating performance --- bioproducts --- bio-coatings --- seaweeds --- Posidonia oceanica --- lignocellulosic materials --- wood composite panels --- photodegradation --- SEM imaging --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- thin samples --- accelerated natural weathering --- mass-timber --- surface protection --- outdoor exposure --- cross-laminated timber --- Arctic driftwood --- natural modification --- cutting forces --- larch wood --- sawing process --- laminated wood --- meranti --- fir --- physical properties --- mechanical properties --- wood-frame windows --- thermal transmittance --- modified wood --- functional wood --- multifunctional wood --- nanotechnology --- transparent wood --- durability --- weathering --- fire performance --- wood modification --- life cycle assessment --- carbon storage --- artificial aging --- coating --- gloss --- properties --- varnish --- black alder wood --- natural weathering --- acetylation --- coatings --- service life performance --- aesthetic --- bio-based coating --- aesthetics --- living fungal cells --- bioinspired materials design --- tropical wood --- surface preservation --- wood weathering --- FTIR --- weathered wood roughness --- wood degradation --- brown rot --- white rot --- soft rot --- mechanisms of decay --- coating performance --- bioproducts --- bio-coatings --- seaweeds --- Posidonia oceanica --- lignocellulosic materials --- wood composite panels --- photodegradation --- SEM imaging --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- thin samples --- accelerated natural weathering --- mass-timber --- surface protection --- outdoor exposure --- cross-laminated timber --- Arctic driftwood --- natural modification --- cutting forces --- larch wood --- sawing process --- laminated wood --- meranti --- fir --- physical properties --- mechanical properties --- wood-frame windows --- thermal transmittance --- modified wood --- functional wood --- multifunctional wood --- nanotechnology --- transparent wood --- durability --- weathering --- fire performance --- wood modification --- life cycle assessment --- carbon storage --- artificial aging --- coating --- gloss --- properties --- varnish --- black alder wood --- natural weathering --- acetylation --- coatings --- service life performance --- aesthetic --- bio-based coating --- aesthetics --- living fungal cells --- bioinspired materials design

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This Special Issue of Coatings presents the newest research outcome in the field of the enhancement of native wood properties through a wide range of chemical, biological, and physical agents. The broad spectrum of topics provides a comprehensive update regarding ongoing research in this field. Such a compilation can be an inspiration for the further development of multifunctional and sustainable coatings, revolutionizing the wood sector of the future.

tropical wood --- surface preservation --- wood weathering --- FTIR --- weathered wood roughness --- wood degradation --- brown rot --- white rot --- soft rot --- mechanisms of decay --- coating performance --- bioproducts --- bio-coatings --- seaweeds --- Posidonia oceanica --- lignocellulosic materials --- wood composite panels --- photodegradation --- SEM imaging --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- thin samples --- accelerated natural weathering --- mass-timber --- surface protection --- outdoor exposure --- cross-laminated timber --- Arctic driftwood --- natural modification --- cutting forces --- larch wood --- sawing process --- laminated wood --- meranti --- fir --- physical properties --- mechanical properties --- wood-frame windows --- thermal transmittance --- modified wood --- functional wood --- multifunctional wood --- nanotechnology --- transparent wood --- durability --- weathering --- fire performance --- wood modification --- life cycle assessment --- carbon storage --- artificial aging --- coating --- gloss --- properties --- varnish --- black alder wood --- natural weathering --- acetylation --- coatings --- service life performance --- aesthetic --- bio-based coating --- aesthetics --- living fungal cells --- bioinspired materials design --- n/a