IntroductionPlasma Sprayed Ceramic CoatingsCrafting the Surface with Glow Discharge PlasmasSurface Engineering of Polymers for Biomedical ApplicationsCoil-Coating Products in the Building IndustryMetallurgical and Optical Thin Films Produced by Filtered Arc EvaporationIon-Assisted Deposition: Film Properties and ProcessesRefractory Metal and Alloy Coatings by Magnetron SputteringCoatings Produced by Sharc PVD Arc SourcePlasma-Assisted PVDPlasma NitridingLaser HardfacingPlasma Immersion Ion Implantation at Elevated TemperaturesCoatings and Surface Treatments in ManufacturingCharacterization and QA of Surfaces and Surface CoatingsSurface Engineering for Control of Corrosion and WearSurface Degradation of Oxides, Ceramics, Glasses and PolymersAssessment of Plasma-Sprayed Coating: ND TechniquesFatigue of Surface-Hardened Gears