State of the Art of Materials Science and Engineering in Italy

Dear Colleagues,

Materials Science and Engineering in Italy represents a long-lasting and interdisciplinary field in which chemistry, physics, and engineering mix together to produce studies which are considered among the best in the world. This can be attributed to several factors including the excellence of Italian academic and industrial research, as well as to the outstanding capacity of Italian companies to turn innovation into valuable products. Several research groups coming from very different fields often collaborate in the design of materials, components, as well as the development of the processing technology to obtain innovative products with outstanding, new, and smart properties. Examples of the contributions of Italian research in the field are spread out in the top Journals and Conferences throughout the world.

This Special Issue aims at collecting an overview of Materials Science and Engineering in Italy. Research topics include but are not limited to:

• Composites and nanocomposites;
• Biomaterials;
• Carbon-based materials;
• Thin film and coatings;
• Electronic materials and energy materials;
• Porous materials;
• Catalytic materials;
• Construcation and building materials
• Green materials;
• Soft matter;
• Functional ceramics and glasses;
• Materials with special properties and smart materials;
• Advanced characterization of materials;
• New and innovative material processes;
• Modeling of material processing;
• Materials in Additive Manufacturing;
• Process–properties relationships.

The only condition for submitting a contribution to this Special Issue is that the main part of the study has to have been carried out in Italy or by Italian researchers.

We do hope that this Special Issue can portray the state of Materials Science and Engineering in Italy and give the rest of the world a bright image of what is carried out in the field in our country.

Dr. Francesco Baino
Prof. Dr. Ilaria Cacciotti
Prof. Dr. Corrado Sciancalepore
Dr. Bahareh Azimi
Guest Editors

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