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Selected Papers from the 5th International Online Conference on Crystals submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic crystalline materials; liquid crystals; organic crystalline materials; hybrid and composite crystalline materials; materials for energy applications; crystal engineering; crystalline metals and alloys
Research on Biomedical Alloys, Biocompatible and Biodegradable Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructure; corrosion; in vitro/in vivo analysis; biocompatible; biodegradable alloys
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Feature Papers on “Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials” 2026
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid materials; composite materials; intermolecular interactions; molecular crystals; coordination polymers; metal– organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; hierarchical zeolites; zeolite-like materials; organic– inorganic hybrids; graphene; carbon nitride; layered sulfides; metal nanoparticles; metal oxide nanoparticles; metal chalcogenide nanoparticles; metal pnictide nanoparticles; MXenes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
Advanced Crystalline and Nanoscale Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications
edited by , and Zaved Hossain Khan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: crystalline; nanoscale; electronic; optoelectronic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Advances in Medium/High-Entropy Materials
edited by Zhipeng Wang, Yuanyuan Tian and Yang Chen
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: medium-entropy materials; high-entropy materials; materials design; structure– property relationships; high-temperature stability; corrosion resistance; electrocatalysis; energy storage; computational materials science; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
Recent Advances in Bio-Inspired and Biomimetic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinspired materials; biostructures; biomimetic materials; biomineralization; self-assembly; hierarchical structures; enamel-like nanocomposites; calcium-based minerals; mussel-inspired adhesion; bio-inspired fabrication; bioprocessing-inspired fabrication; bioprocessing-inspired synthesis; structures and functions; biomineralization-inspired synthesis; photosynthesis-inspired synthesis; additive manufacturing; microscale additive manufacturing; nanoscale additive manufacturing; biomineralization of collagen fibrils; kinetics of mineral deposition; artificial mineralization; natural living organism-directed synthesis; protein- or organism-induced synthesis; physiological processes; sustainable material synthesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)
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