2 COATINGS APPLIED TO SUBSTRATES, NAMELY, THIN FILM COATINGS, LUBRICATION COATINGS, WETTING LAYER COATINGS, ANTI-STICTION COATINGS, COUPLING AGENT COATINGS, BONDING AGENT COATINGS, ADHESION LAYER COATINGS, SURFACE MODIFYING COATINGS, MONOLAYER DEPOSITION COATINGS, NANOFILM DEPOSITION COATINGS, AND RELEASE LAYER COATINGS, APPLIED TO A VARIETY OF SUBSTRATES, IN THE FORM OF BIOACTIVE SURFACES, BIOIMPLANTABLE SURFACES, MEDICAL DEVICE SURFACES, SURGICAL DEVICE SURFACES, DENTAL DEVICE SURFACES, OPTICAL DEVICE SURFACES INCLUDING LENSES, WIRE AND CABLE AND FLUID FLOW CONDUIT SURFACES, MOVING MACHINERY SURFACES, LIQUID HANDLING SURFACES, SOLAR CELL SURFACES, ELECTRONIC INTERFACE SURFACES, BATTERY SURFACES, FUEL CELL SURFACES, PRINTING DEVICES SURFACES INCLUDING NANO IMPRINTING SURFACES, ROCKET AND MISSILE AND SATELLITE COMPONENT SURFACES, MIRROR SURFACES, MICROSTRUCTURE SURFACES INCLUDING SENSOR AND ACTUATOR AND SWITCH SURFACES, AND MICRO-OPTICAL DEVICE SURFACES