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Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18543 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; metal– ion batteries; flow batteries; metal– sulfur (selenium) batteries; metal– air batteries; supercapacitors; electrode materials; electrocatalysts; membrane; electrolyte

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advance in Sustainable Construction Materials, Second Volume

edited by Abbas Solouki and Abir Al-Tabbaa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 15885 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; low-carbon binders; sustainability; LCA; construction materials; concrete; asphalt; infrastructure; material characterization; waste fines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Mechanical Alloying and Milling

edited by

Meiqing Zeng

and

Zhongchen Lu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15874 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mechanical alloying ; Ball milling ; Nanocrystalline powders ; Amorphous alloy ; High-entropy alloy ; Mechanochemistry ; Supersaturated solid solution ; Thermodynamic analysis ; Plasma-assisted ball milling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by Xiaogang Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 14764 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; corrosion behavior; mechanical properties; microstructure; anti-corrosion methods; corrosion-resistant material; hydrogen embrittlement; electrochemical reaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Rock-Like Material Characterization and Engineering Properties

edited by

Taoying Liu

and

Jianhua Hu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13927 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex geological environment; macro-and micro-failure mechanical properties; damage fracture model and failure mechanism; numerical calculations and theoretical analysis; laboratory test and engineering application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Rock and Mineral Materials

edited by

Gorazd Žibret

,

Vilma Ducman

and Lea Žibret

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12403 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary and secondary mineral raw materials; engineered materials; lifecycle analysis; construction; disposal; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials (Volume II)

edited by

Fernando Ventura Antunes

and

Francisco A. Díaz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11826 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue crack growth; fatigue mechanisms; crack tip parameters; digital image correlation; metallic materials; aluminum alloys; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advanced Polymer Matrix Materials

edited by

Peijiang Liu

,

Liguo Xu

and Jintang Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11581 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; nanomaterial; hybrid material; gel material; mechanical property; aggregation-induced emission; electromagnetic wave absorbers; microwave absorbers; degradable material; multicomponent polymerization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Biomedical Engineering (Second Volume)

edited by

Joaquim Miguel Oliveira

and

Rui L. Reis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10212 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; nanotechnology; precision medicine; reverse engineering; imaging; nanobiomaterials; drug delivery; scaffolding strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Cement-Based Materials and Construction Materials: Modeling, Characterization and Mechanical Behavior

edited by

Maria Lippiello

, Carla Ceraldi and

Antonio Sandoli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9743 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; mechanical behavior; modeling and simulations; cement-based materials; concrete; masonry; timber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Numerical Methods and Modeling Applied for Composite Structures

edited by

Pawel Wysmulski

,

Katarzyna Falkowicz

and

Patryk Rozylo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9569 | Submission Open

Keywords: laminates; CFRP; GFRP; buckling; stability; failure; crack damage; finite element method; numerical method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Mechanical Performance of Advanced Composite Materials and Structures (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yin Fan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9329 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composite materials and structures; mechanical performance; experiments; numerical simulations; damage and failure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Electrodes, Electrolytes and Interfaces for High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries

edited by

Huajun Tian

and Yan Xin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9114 | Submission Open

Keywords: cathode; anode; electrolytes; lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; all-solid-state batteries; lithium– sulfur batteries; multivalent metal-ion batteries; aqueous batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Functional Hydrogel Biomaterials

edited by

Hyun Jong Lee

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8836 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of novel hydrogel biomaterials and characterization; fabrication of novel hydrogel biomaterials with new processing technologies; applications of hydrogel biomaterials for tissue engineering; drug delivery; and biosensors; fate control of cells with hydrogel biomaterials; clinical application of hydrogel biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Light Alloys and Related Composites

edited by

Tong Gao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7998 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance light alloys; light alloy-based composites; mechanical properties; strengthening mechanisms; phase evolution; microstructure; casting; powder metallurgy; ball milling; reinforcements; materials science and engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Friction and Wear of Materials Surfaces (2nd Edition)

edited by

Andrzej Dzierwa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7855 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; friction; wear; lubrication; materials; surface engineering; surface topography; surface metrology; manufacturing processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Study on Rare Earth Doped Luminescent Materials and Transparent Ceramics

edited by

Hui Lin

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7728 | Submission Open

Keywords: transparent ceramic; optical properties; optical applications; laser ceramics; scintillator ceramics; ceramic IR windows/domes; transparent ceramic armor; Faraday ceramic materials; ceramic phosphors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Research on Properties of Polymers and Their Engineering Applications

edited by Jintang Guo and

Miaomiao Hu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7548 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; polymerization; anti-corrosion; cementing engineering; drilling; construction materials; disinfection; sterilization; sewage treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Manufacturing, Heat Treatment and Forming of Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marcin Wachowski

,

Henryk Paul

and

Sebastian Mróz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7502 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing; heat treatment; forming; welding; metallic materials; ceramics; composites; sintering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Advanced Composites and Structures

edited by

Anna Knitter-Piątkowska

,

Michał Jan Guminiak

and

Tomasz Gajewski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7472 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; experimental techniques; mechanics of materials; structural mechanics; material identification; damage detection; optimization; signal processing; composites; anizotropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Phase Transformation, Microstructure Regulation and Application Performance Evaluation of Metallic Structural Materials

edited by

Lu Jiang

and Shitong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7010 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys; microstructure; precipitation; phase transformation; properties; advanced characterisation; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Smart Materials and Structures for Flexible Electronics and Advanced Devices

edited by

Weiqiu Chen

, Chuanzeng Zhang and Bin Wu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6863 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; flexible sensors; flexible actuators; novel functional devices; soft robotics; intelligent metamaterials; wearable haptics; flexible ultrasonic devices; biomedical devices; reconfigurable electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Novel Antimicrobial Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

edited by

Izabela Barszczewska-Rybarek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6822 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; cytotoxicity; polymers with quaternary ammonium groups; composites with antimicrobial nanoparticles; mechanical properties; physicochemical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Special Functional and Environmental Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Hui Wang

and

Lin Chi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6434 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; special cement; CO2-cured concrete; durability of concrete; phase change material; smart concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Ceramic-Based Materials/Coatings for Anti-Wear and Corrosion Applications

edited by Yongxin Jian and Baochao Zheng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6423 | Submission Open

Keywords: friction and wear; corrosion and erosion; high-temperature oxidation; ceramic-based materials; cermets; composites; coatings; thermal spaying; laser cladding and hardfacing; material design; computational simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Porous Materials and Composites

edited by

Dominique Baillis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5909 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; porous materials; cellular structure; thermal properties; mechanical properties; transport properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Design and Processing of Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Ceramics

edited by

John G. Fisher

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5635 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric; ferroelectric; microstructure; domain engineering; phase boundary; sintering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Advanced Materials for Battery Applications and Photoelectric Devices

edited by Wei Tian and Jing Tang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5496 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery materials; electrochemical energy storage; photovoltaic materials; semiconductor devices; nanomaterials; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Design and Development of Polymer-Based Drug Carriers for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Katarzyna Winnicka

and Katarzyna Olechno

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5097 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; polymer-based drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical technologies; multifunctional polymers; drug– polymer complexation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Research on Laser Welding and Laser Additive Manufacturing

edited by Danyang Lin, Hong Bian and Xiaoguo Song

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5070 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; laser welding; nano-manufacturing; repair and remanufacturing; alloys and their composites; shape memory alloys; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Recent Progress in Functional Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Lucian Baia

,

Zsolt Pap

and

Monica Baia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5064 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; functional nanomaterials; polymers; ceramics; functional composites; surface; interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Physics and Chemistry of Polymers and Sustainable Polymer-Based Materials

edited by

Khaled Sebakhy

and Julien Es Sayed

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4769 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer synthesis; polymer chemistry; polymer physics; polymer applications; living radical polymerization (LRP); polymer rheology; bio-based polymers; sustainable polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Adam Gnatowski

and

Agnieszka Kijo-Kleczkowska

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4700 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermomechanical and electrical properties of polymers and composites; structure of polymeric materials; combustion of polymeric materials; co-combustion of polymeric materials with fuels and waste; thermal analysis TG/DTG; DTA; DSC; QMS of polymers and composites; emission of pollutants during thermal processes; modeling and computer simulation of polymeric materials properties change; modeling and computer simulation of exploitation and thermal processes; recycling of polymeric materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Materials Nanoarchitectonics for Membranes, Surfaces, Self-Assembly, and Biomimetics

edited by

Katsuhiko Ariga

,

Jianguo Huang

and

Eri Yoshida

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4589 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoarchitectonics; membrane; surface; self-assembly; biomimetics; two-dimension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Size-Dependent Effects in Materials for Environmental Protection and Energy Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Radostina Stoyanova

,

Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva

and Ivelina Georgieva

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4422 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced inorganic materials; chemistry of materials; computational chemistry; catalysts/sorbents; electrode materials for rechargeable batteries; hydrogen storage materials; glasses and ceramics; optics; molecular electronics; bio-compatible materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Corrosion Resistance Enhancement of the Materials Surface—Second Edition

edited by

Nicanor Cimpoesu

and

Costica Bejinariu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4200 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion resistance; biocompatible and biodegradable Fe-based alloys; surface treatments; passivation of metallic materials; electrocorosion resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Deformation Characteristics of Metals and Alloys—2nd Edition

edited by

Guobing Wei

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4033 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure evolution; mechanical and physical properties; strengthening mechanisms; numerical modeling; failure mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Dynamic Behavior of Ceramic Composites and Composite Structures (Second Volume)

edited by

Eligiusz Postek

and

Tomasz Sadowski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3981 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; numerical methods; coupled problems; damage; plasticity; thermomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Recent Advancements in Technology and Applications for Dental Ceramics (Second Edition)

edited by

Sompop Bencharit

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3945 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioceramics; CAD/CAM dentistry; ceramic technology; dental ceramics; restorative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Photomobile Materials and Systems

edited by

Daniele Eugenio Lucchetta

and

Riccardo Castagna

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

Keywords: photomobile polymers; photomobile systems; photothermally mobile materials; conversion of light into mechanical work; photoinduced dynamic holography; light– matter interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Laser Processing of Metals and Alloys: Structures, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Felipe Arias-González

, Óscar Barro,

Daniel Wallerstein

and Pablo Pou Álvarez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3797 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; laser surface engineering; laser welding; laser microprocessing; laser ablation; metals and alloys; microstructure; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in Electrochemical Machining of Hard-to-Machine Materials

edited by Hansong Li and Xiaolei Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3760 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical machining; hard-to-machine materials; composites; corrosion; materials characterization; electrodeposition; electrochemical additive manufacturing; processing quality amelioration; theoretical and experimental approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advanced Optical Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, Dopants and Applications

edited by

Małgorzata Gil-Kowalczyk

and

Renata Łyszczek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3614 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical polymers; photonics technologies; optical properties; photochemistry; luminescence; inorganic; organic and metal– organic dopants; metal– organic frameworks; organic glasses; poly(methyl methacrylate); thermal and spectroscopy analysis; high transparency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Advances in Multicomponent Catalytic Materials

edited by Pengcheng Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3218 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic materials; multicomponent catalysts; nanocatalysts; thermal catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; catalyst synthesis; catalyst characterization; catalyst modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advances in New Alloys, Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Javier Gil

,

Marta Pegueroles

,

Andreu Puigdollers

and Alberto Caprioglio

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3092 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral biofilm; antimicrobial effect; new orthodontic alloys; new orthodontic polyurethanes; structural deterioration of alloys and composite aligners

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Repair and Strengthening of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures (Second Edition)

edited by

Andreas Lampropoulos

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open

Keywords: repair and strengthening; reinforced concrete structures; structural strengthening; sustainability; energy upgrade; multi-hazard protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Structures, Properties, and Applications of Nanostructured Magnetic Materials

edited by

Wei Liu

and

Xiaotian Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured permanent magnets; magnetic multilayers; magnetic interaction; magnetoelectric transport properties; magnetization switching mechanism; magneto– optical interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Biomaterials in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry

edited by

Marco Annunziata

and Gennaro Cecoro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implant; periodontology; periodontal disease; peri-implant disease; implant surfaces; tissues integration; periodontal regeneration; peri-implant regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Research on High-Efficiency Catalytic Materials for Energy and Environment

edited by

Carlos Alberto Martínez-Huitle

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-efficiency catalytic materials; energy conversion; energy storage; renewable energy; environmental remediation; sustainable fuels; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Rising Stars in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Bartłomiej Wysocki

, Anton Du Plessis and

David Dean

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM) / 3D printing; process optimization; design approaches and process simulations; standardization and quality control; am post-processing; numerical algorithms; artificial intelligence and machine learning; new materials; processes and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

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