Contents : - Preface - The Use of Ion Exchange Compounds as Corrosion Inhibiting and Sensing Pigments in Organic Coatings - A Novel Self-Priming Coating for Corrosion Protection - SVET Investigations of Protection Mechanism of Mg-rich Primer on Al 2024 - Development of Ni-Si-Nb APS Coatings for Sulfuric Acid Resistance - Salt Fog Corrosion Testing of Al-Y-Co based Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Coatings Produced by Atmospheric Plasma Spray - Advancements In Artificial Heart Valve Disks Using Nanoscale Thin Films Deposited By CVD and Sol-gel Techniques - Nucleation Studies of Pulsed Bias Enhanced CVD on Biomaterials - Machining Cancellous Bone Using Coated Cutting Tools - Novel Diamond Coated Burs for Dental Drilling Applications - Immobilization of Doxorubicin on Surfaces of Plasma Synthesized C/Fe and C/Fe/N Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery - Developments in CVD of Dental Tools - Aspects of Deposition and Characterization - Experimental and Gas-Phase Modeling of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films Grown by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition - Deposition of Polycrystalline Diamond Films on High Speed Steel Using TiN Interlayers - Micro/Nanotribological Behavior of Interfaces in Total Replacement Joints - Effect of Gas Composition on Sputtered TiCN Coatings - MAX, an Innovative Solution for Measuring Stresses in Hard-to-Access Locations - Surface Engineering for Improved Tribological Properties of Forming Tools - Influence of High Pressure Water-Jet Assisted Turning on Surface Residual Stresses on Ti-6AL-4V Alloy by Measurement and Finite Element Simulation - Optimization of Thermally Sprayed Metallic Nanocomposite Coatings - Self-Protective Boronizing Paste for Surface Treatment of Steel and Cast Iron - Tribological Behaviour of Diamond/HSS Couple : An Experimental and Numerical Study - Creation of Various Diffusion Protective Coatings on Steel Parts by New Scanning Liquid Induction Carburizing (LINCARBTM) Technology - Effect of Nickel Nano-Interlayers on the Property of CrN Coated Steels - Pulsed Electrodeposition of Organofunctional Silanes for Imroved Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys - Microstructure and Process Induced Residual Stresses of Laser Clad CPM-9V and CPM-10V Tool Steels - Plasma Modification of Rutile TiO2 for Improved Photoreactivity - New Effective and Inexpensive Patented Method for Rapid Creation of Corrosion Resistant Surface Layer on Inexpensive Iron-Based Alloys - A quest for a Protective Liner Against Steam Oxidation at High Temperature. - Development of a Novel DC Plasma Source for Coating and Surface Modification Under Atmospheric Pressure. - A Comparison of EBPVD and Thermal Spray Thermal Barrier Coating Systems - New & Affordable Technical Solutions for Turbine Component Coatings - Investigation of Micro/Nanoscale Friction Behavior of Grafted Poly- (Nisopropylacrylamide) on Silicon - Nanotribological Properties of Nanocomposite CrBN and TiBN Thin Films - P.R.I.M.E. Surface Coating - A Novel Technique of Applying Thick Ceramic Coatings - Development and Characterization of Near Friction Less Carbon Coatings using a Large Area Filtered Arc Deposition System - Friction and Wear Characteristics of a Modified Composite Solid Lubricant Plasma Spray Coating - Hybrid Deposition Methods for Nanocomposite Coating Growth - Deposition of Nanocrystalline Diamond Using A New Film Growth Regime - Nano-engineered, Nanocomposite PVD Coatings for Superior Tribological Properties - Magnetron Sputtered Nc-TiC/a-C Nanocomposite Coatings: Processing, Characterization and Properties - Effect of Substrate Bias on Sputtered TiN Coatings - Greening of Cleaning: Renewable Feed-Stock Alternatives in Surface Cleaning Bio-Based Alternative Solvents: How Well Do They Work - Review of Thermally Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings - Initiation and Growth of Delamination Cracks in Vacuum Plasma Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings - Thermal Conductivity of Plasma and EBPVD Thermal Barrier Coatings - Laser-based Inspection of Thermal Barrier Coatings - Study of the Relationships Between Processing Parameters, Microstructure and Properties of Ni-Based Plasma Sprayed Thermal Coatings - Sinter-Brazing of Carbides to P/M Steel - The Surface Morphology of Rubber Compounds Studied by AFM - Side Laser Cladding Deposition and Residual Stress in a Co-based Layer on Steel - Characterization of (111) and (100) Textured CVD Diamond Sheets Using FTIR spectroscopy - Growth and Characterization of N-doped Polycrystalline Diamond Films - Author Index - Keyword Index