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From Materials to Applications: High-Performance Steel Structures

edited by

Alireza Farzampour

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; mechanical properties; performance based design; innovative steel structures; steel lateral resisting systems; steel joints; steel rebars; steel bridge; steel dampers; steel metallurgy; composite systems; optimization of steel system; fatigue; fracture; and seismic performance

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

Artificial Biomimetic Materials

edited by De Gong and

Zhengzhi Mu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotemplated and biomimetic fabrication; biomimetic functional surfaces; biomimetic functional materials; biomimetic sensors; bionic engineering application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advanced Road Materials and Pavement Engineering: Design, Structure, Performance and Characterization

edited by

Shihui Shen

and Cheng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: road material; pavement structure; binder; asphalt mixture; cement concrete; pavement design; pavement performance; construction; pavement maintenance; rehabilitation

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

Advances in Dental Techniques and Restorative Materials

edited by Angelo Putignano,

Vincenzo Tosco

Riccardo Monterubbianesi

and Riccardo Favero

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: restorative dentistry; dental techniques; resin-based materials; luting agents; fiber-reinforcement; particulate filler composites; veneers; bleaching agents; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Metallic Materials: Structure Transition, Processing, Characterization and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Jing Hu

and Jinquan Sun

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment; surface modification; advanced element design; methodology; wear resistance; hardness; corrosion resistance; microstructure; failure analysis

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

Heat Treatment and Additive Manufacturing of Alloys: Processing, Properties and Simulations

edited by Qi Chao and Hangyu Yue

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; heat treatment; microstructure characterization; material properties; numerical simulation; defects; residual stress

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

Recent Trends in Solid-State Additive Manufacturing of Alloys

edited by

Ravi Sankar Haridas

, Mohan Sai Kiran Kumar Yadav Nartu,

Shashank Sharma

and

Hector R. Siller

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state additive manufacturing; additive friction stir deposition; product development; process-specific alloy design; process development; process-structure-property correlation; physics-based process modeling; sustainable manufacturing; machine learning assisted process optimization

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

Advanced Composite Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration

edited by

Jing Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite biomaterials; tissue regeneration; wound healing; cell differentiation; angiogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Graphite Electrode

edited by Arihant Bhandari

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: li-ion intercalation; li-ion transport; solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI); solvent decomposition; li-plating; dendrite growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Federico Mazzucato

and Samuel Rey-Mermet

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; high-entropy alloys; functionally graded materials; microstructure analysis; advanced functionalities; process simulation; process engineering; advanced metal alloys; mechanical properties

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

Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Photovoltaic Materials

edited by

Daniel Horatiu Ursu

and

Marinela Miclau

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: new advanced materials; solar cells applications; outdoor– indoor photovoltaics; next generation of solar cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Preparation, Properties and Applications of Ferroelectric Materials

edited by Dawei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Ying Pan, Ran Su and Linglong Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics; energy storage; nanoelectronics; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Featured Reviews on Advanced Nanomaterials for Environmental, Microbiology and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Carlos Lodeiro

, Hugo M. Santos and

Elisabete Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic nanoparticles; polymeric nanomaterials; composites; drug delivery; environmental control; antibiotics; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Processing and Characterization of Ceramic Materials Using Microwave Techniques

edited by Giuseppe Annino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic materials; ceramic matrix composites; ultra-high temperature ceramics; bioceramics; microwave processing; microwave characterization; ceramic processing; sintering; fabrication

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

Diverse Nanomaterials Applied in Bio- and Electrochemical Sensing

edited by

Parvaneh Rahimi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; bio- and electrochemical sensing; carbon nanotubes; metal nanoparticles; quantum dots; metal oxides; sensitivity; selectivity; signal amplification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

3D Printing Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Katarzyna Mróz

and

Izabela Hager

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; concrete; building; civil engineering; material testing; sustainable construction; construction materials

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

Advanced Photovoltaic Materials: Properties and Applications

edited by Paruchuri Kondaiah

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic and inorganic photovoltaics; thin films; efficiency; transparent conducting films; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Dental Materials in Modern Implant Dentistry

edited by

Stefano Corbella

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials in implant dentistry; peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis; bone regeneration; growth factors; stem cells; scaffold for bone regeneration; biomaterials; implant– abutment connection; implant surface materials; materials for dental implant prosthetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Dental Implants and Prosthetics Materials

edited by

Xiaohui Rausch-Fan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; biocompatibility; restorative dentistry; prosthetics materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Progress in Metal Additive Manufacturing and Metallurgy (Third Edition)

edited by

Robert Pederson

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metals; directed energy deposition processes; powder bed fusion processes; wire; powder; AI; on-line/in-line monitoring and sensors; material/process modeling; qualification; digitalization; AM and sustainability

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

Soft Magnetic Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

edited by

Łukasz Hawełek

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft magnetic materials; magnetic properties; eddy current suppression; 3D printing process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Recent Advances in Organic Solar Cells: Materials and Device Physics

edited by Rui Sun

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: high performance; stability; device physics; solution processability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Titanium Matrix Composites

edited by

Qi An

Lechun Xie

and Lian Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium matrix composites; fabrication method; multi-scale microstructure; interface; mechanical property; simulation; hot processing; post-heattreatment; strengthening mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Functional Materials: Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric, Pyroelectric, and Dielectric Energy Storage

edited by Hong Liu,

Yu Chen

and Junjie Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectricity; piezoelectricity; pyroelectricity; electrocaloric effect; dielectric energy storage; piezoelectric catalysis; pyroelectric catalysis; piezoelectric energy harvesting; pyroelectric energy harvesting; dielectric properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by

Meng Zhou

and Rong He

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and storage; batteries; supercapacitors; electrolysis; functional nanomaterials; electrode materials; electrode fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Recent Advances in Advanced Functional Materials for Architectures

edited by

Shouqin Tian

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; smart windows; building materials; advanced functional materials; coated glass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Recent Advances in Magnetic and Electronic Materials and Their Applications

edited by Xianmin Zhang, Junwei Tong and Liuxia Ruan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; electronic materials; 2D materials; antiferromagnetic; spintronics; topological materials; Curie temperature; magnetoresistance; phase transition; electronic transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Ferroelectrics and Antiferroelectrics: Microstructures, Properties and Applications

edited by Ying Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectrics; antiferroelectics; microstructure– property relationship; electronic devices; energy harvesting and conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Materials Informatics and Machine Learning in Pavement Engineering

edited by

Jin Li

and Gengren Hao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: material informatics; data analytics; machine learning; pavement engineering; construction materials; material design; performance prediction; inverse design

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

Characterization and Applications of Bio-Metallic Materials, Bio-Alloys, and Bio-Active Coatings

edited by

Shengqiang Ma

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable metal materials; microstructures; properties; biodegradable coatings; numerical simulation; deformation; sintering; bio-porous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Breaking New Ground: Recent Progress in Clayey Materials

edited by

Geo Paul

and

Stefano Marchesi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural clay; synthetic clay; layered material; synthesis; characterization; catalysis; environmental remediation; biomedical applications; energy storage; PXRD and NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Performance and Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Xuanyi Xue

, Zhilu Wang,

Neng Wang

and Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; concrete; disaster response; high-performance material; corrosion

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

Advances in Dissimilar Welding

edited by

Tomasz Węgrzyn

and

Bożena Szczucka-Lasota

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: dissimilar; welding; structure; phases; inclusions; properties; parameters

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

Design, Mechanical Properties, and Fatigue Behavior of Materials, Welding Joints and Structures

edited by

Xianjun Pei

Pasqualino Corigliano

and

Haibo Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; test and theoretical analysis; lifetime prediction; welding process; residual stress; fatigue crack propagation; civil engineering materials; fatigue behavior analysis; welding joint characteristics; material fatigue resistance; welding process optimization; welded structure durability; structural mechanics; welding joint reliability; material fatigue testing

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

Novel Insights into Smart and Superelastic Alloys for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Roberto De Santis

and

Antonio Gloria

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart alloys; superelasticity; shape memory; actuators; coronary stents; orthodontic archwires; neurovascular implants; spine cages; mechanical and thermal measurements; transition temperatures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

New Advances in High-Temperature Structural Materials

edited by Shiwei Wu and Zixu Guo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature structural materials; material design; synthesis and manufacturing; microstructural characterization; mechanical property; environmental resistance; predictive modeling; medium- and high-entropy alloys; superalloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Advanced Leather and By-Product Processing for Sustainable Industry

edited by

Carmen Gaidău

and

Anna Bacardit Dalmases

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: leather; protein by-products; collagen; keratin; ecological leather; ecological processes for leather; smart leather; by-product recirculation; LCA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Research on Recycling/Reuse of Polymers and Composites

edited by Matthew Korey

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; additive manufacturing; composites recycling; plastics recycling; decarbonization; waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Recycling and Electrode Materials of Lithium Batteries

edited by

Qi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; lithium batteries; electrode materials; sustainability; circular economy; material recovery; environmental impact; secondary materials; energy storage; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Graphene and Related Materials

edited by

Daria Szewczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene and graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; smart carbon-based composites; carbon-nanomaterials; materials functionalization; fundamental characterization; advanced properties determination

Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Novel Thermal Barrier Materials

edited by Dowon Song

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal barrier coatings; TBC materials; TBC evaluation; structure optimization; fabrication process; thermal durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Advanced Nanomaterials and Thin Films: Microstructure, Optical Properties and Applications

edited by Chuen-Lin Tien

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials and nanocomposites; metal oxides; multilayer thin films; phase-change materials; composite and hybrid materials; advanced manufacturing processes; optical coatings; microstructure characterization; thin-film devices; optoelectronics applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

From Cellulose to Ceramics

edited by

Romain Lucas

and Sylvie Foucaud

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; cellulose; lignocellulosic biomass; green chemistry; composites; fibers; porous; preceramic polymers; sol– gel chemistry

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

Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ruizhe Si

and

Shuaicheng Guo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10303 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; mechanical properties; durability; microstructure; advanced materials characterization; numerical simulations; experimental findings

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

Multi-Scale Bionic Materials: Interfacial Design, Effective Fabrication and Functional Application

edited by

Haoqi Yang

, Xiaolin Liu and Yunyun Song

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic functional materials; bionic fabrication; biomaterials; interfacial design; antibacterial materials; bio-inspired actuator; radiative cooling; oil– water separation; energy conversion; anti-icing surface design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Tribology: Recent State and Trends of Development

edited by

Danko Ćorić

and Suzana Jakovljević

submission deadline 4 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; friction; wear; abrasion; erosion; adhesion; tribo-corrosion; surface fatigue; lubrication; ferrography; surface engineering; coating; wear-resistant materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Non-Destructive Testing of Materials and Parts: Techniques, Case Studies and Practical Applications

edited by

Luís Miguel Pereira Durão

and

Nuno Calçada Loureiro

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5501 | Submission Open

Keywords: NDT techniques; image processing; damage assessment; damage modelling; reliability; safety; mechanical strength; standardization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Corrosion and Crack Behavior of Metallic Materials in High-Temperature Environment

edited by Xiangyu Zhong and Pan Liu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3030 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic material; high-entropy alloys; additive manufacturing; high-temperature oxidation; stress corrosion cracking; liquid metal embrittlement; energy conversion system; thermal barrier coating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advances in Hybrid Structure Manufacturing Technology

edited by

Dae-Cheol Ko

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2100 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid structures; forming; manufacturing technologies; additive manufacturing; joining technology; design and analysis

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

Development and Applications of Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing

edited by Changjun Chen, Chaolin Tan and Ashfaq Khan

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1958 | Submission Open

Keywords: lasers; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; materials processing; selective laser melting; selective laser sintering; direct metal deposition; microstructure

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

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