| Summary: | Surface phenomena such as corrosion, wear, heterogeneous catalysis, segregation, etc., have great relevance in a lot of industrial processes and products. In recent years, the surface structure and chemistry of and the surface phenomena occurring in metals, in particular segregation, oxidation, surface defects and implants, and their reactions with the human body have attracted increasing attention from many investigators. Therefore, quite a bit of scientific work has been devoted to the matter and the results contributed to deepen basic knowledge, improve industrial products and develop new industrial applications. Great attention has been paid to new coatings and processes able to functionalize the metal surface (surface engineering) so that it can play an active role towards the surrounding environment [...]
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