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Nanoarchitectonics in Materials Science, Second Edition

edited by

Katsuhiko Ariga

and

Rawil Fakhrullin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoarchitectonics; nanomaterial; nanocomposite; nanofiber; nanoparticle; nanocoating; nanocatalyst; self-assembly; bottom-up approach; hierarchical structure; synthesis; structural control; environmental; energy; biomedical

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

Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Structures: Process and Applications

edited by

Valerio Acanfora

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 7 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6743 | Submission Open

Keywords: lattice structures; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis; lightweight structures; sandwich structures; hybrid structures

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

Machinability and Machining of Aluminium Alloys and Composites

edited by

Victor Songmene

and Agnes M. Samuel

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloys; aluminum metal matrix composites; heat treatment; mechanical properties; machinability and machining; cutting tool performance; wet; semi-wet; and dry machining; sustainable and green machining; machining conditions optimization; traditional and non-traditional machining

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

Carbon Fiber and Its Composites: State of the Art and Perspectives

edited by Bo Zhu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber; mechanical properties; interfacial bonding strength; energy storage; multifunctionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Danilo D’Andrea

submission deadline 13 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; process parameters; mechanical properties; microstructure; defects; fatigue behavior; failure mechanisms

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

Antibacterial and Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Marine Application

edited by Jinlong Zhao and

Hongwei Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial coating; synergistic effect; fouling; biofilm; durability; corrosion-resistant coating; antifouling coating; environmental friendliness; low surface energy; microbiologically influenced corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advanced Dental Materials: From Design to Application, Second Volume

edited by

Tina Poklepovic Pericic

and

Josip Kranjčić

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; ceramics; dental alloys; composite materials; CAD– CAM technology; dental implants; prosthodontics; fixed prosthodontics; removable dental prosthesis base materials; restorative dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Design and Application of Additive Manufacturing: Volume III

edited by

Rubén Paz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; innovative applications; design; materials; simulation; optimization

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

Development and Applications of Optoelectronic Nanocomposite Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Shaohui Li and Xiaoman Bi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite materials; energy conversion; energy storage; solar cells; batteries; supercapacitors; hybrid capacitors; photovoltaic materials; electrode materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Sustainable Materials and Structures Used in Pavement Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fucheng Guo

Augusto Cannone Falchetto

, Bochao Zhou, Wentong Wang and

Di Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled pavement materials and structures; low-carbon or low-emission materials and structures; sustainable structures based on recycled materials; functional pavement materials and structures; high-performance pavement materials and structures for long-term service; green construction; maintenance; and management technologies; smart monitoring technologies and evaluation methods; life-cycle assessment after using sustainable materials and structures

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

Fracture Mechanics and Corrosion Fatigue

edited by

Zhongxiang Liu

Tong Guo

and

Grzegorz Lesiuk

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; corrosion fatigue; crack propagation; steel structures; fiber-reinforced materials; environmental effect; multi-scale and multi-physical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Mechanical Processing of Granular and Fibrous Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Michał Bembenek

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3189 | Submission Open

Keywords: agglomeration; grinding; milling; screening; flotation; materials mechanical processing; materials transport; materials storage

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

Functional Materials for Memristors, Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Tunneling Diodes and Field Effect Transistors (FET)

edited by

Mustafa Yavuz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunneling MIM diodes; memristors; FET; emerging materials; neuromorphic chips; volatile memory and information processing; 3D imaging via neuromorphic chips

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Assessment of the Strength of Materials and Structure Elements

edited by