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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 --- n/a

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This Special Issue of Polymers is a collection of 11 original high-quality scientific contributions on basic and applied research in the field of wood science and technology, and provides good examples of the recent challenges related to the production and application of wood and wood-based materials. The Special Issue includes individual papers concerned with the enhancement of the performance and technological properties of wood composites, above all plywood, as well as with the ignition and combustion of wood and wood composites in monitoring and evaluating these processes on state-of-the-art equipment, and monitoring chemical changes in wood and wood adhesives and composites. The topic of the Special Issue has clearly resonated with the world’s scientific community and the responses have come from traditionally strong wood research centers in Europe and Asia.

Technology: general issues --- plywood --- veneer 3D moldability --- natural fiber reinforcement --- wood–plastic composite (WPC) --- silicone --- mechanical properties --- cytotoxicity --- casting --- ageing --- veneer --- laser-cut --- additive manufacturing --- wood composite --- birch plywood --- molecular weight --- phenol-formaldehyde resin --- soft-rot --- weathering stability --- wood-based panels --- high-density fiberboards --- bio-adhesives --- ammonium lignosulfonate --- zero-formaldehyde emission --- tropical wood --- non-isothermal thermogravimetry --- deconvolution of thermogravimetry runs --- cone calorimetry testing --- heat-release rate --- OSB --- heat flux density --- ignition time --- weight loss --- meranti --- padauk --- merbau --- thermal treatment --- wood lignin --- eco-panel --- small ignition initiator --- straw --- relative burning rate --- fire properties --- spruce wood --- cellulose --- hemicelluloses --- lignin --- extractives --- time of storage --- fiber characteristics --- torrefied wood --- fuel --- combustion --- heat release rate --- n/a --- wood-plastic composite (WPC)

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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.

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