Nanotechnologies performed by means of low temperature plasma-processes for industrial applications have gained great importance in the last couple of decades for their versatility, the adaptability to the market, the adequacy to environmental limitations, the need of cheap and easy industrial processes.
    In this contribute we deal with a few of the recent developments of our laboratory in the fields of plasma modification of polymers. In particular, the discussion will be related to  (1) high density SiOx films for corrosion protection of metals, such as steel, silver, aluminium; (2) nano-structuring and nano-texturing of polymers, which exhibit unique properties of wettability dynamics; and (3) bi-dimensional and three-dimensional plasma treated scaffolds synthesized for tissue engineering.
    For some of the aforesaid processes also the diagnostics for process control will be shortly shown. The primary aim of the talk, however, definitely is to show that the outcomes are relevant for some important applications, for instance in the fields of biomedical implants, self-cleaning surfaces, anti-ice materials, anti-fog optics, anti-friction solids moving in/under water, jewellery, protection of metals, etc.