Materials

Advanced Low-Carbon and Green Materials in Transportation Infrastructure

edited by Zhong Zhou and Hao Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; green and sustainable materials; solid waste utilization; physical; mechanical; durability; and functional properties; construction and transportation infrastructure

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

Carbonaceous Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Iwona Zawierucha

and

Grzegorz Malina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon nanotubes; graphene; fullerene; activated carbon; cyclodextrin polymers; composites and hybrids; water and wastewater treatment; various applications of carbonaceous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Development, Characterization and Applications of Plasmonic Structures

edited by Antti J. Moilanen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonics; nanophotonics; nanostructures; plasmons; surface plasmon resonances; surface plasmon polaritons; surface lattice resonances

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

Application and Modification of Clay Minerals

edited by

Gang Yang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4366 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; catalysis; characterization; modeling; modification; synthesis

Latest Technologies in the Additive Manufacturing of Flexible and Printable Electronics

edited by Martin Bolduc

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible and printed electronics; additive manufacturing; printable materials and devices; disposable and functional materials; flexible hybrid electronics; flexible and printable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Sustainable Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Modelling

edited by Alicia Manjón-Sanz and Abhijit Pramanick

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectrics; ferroelectrics; lead-free; synthesis; processing; structure– property relationships; powder diffraction; modelling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization—2nd Volume

edited by

Qing Liu

and

Jiangshan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 27644 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics and kinetics; primary steelmaking and secondary metallurgy; solidification and casting process; microstructure and property; metallurgical process engineering; artificial intelligence; big data and cloud computation

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

The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Soft Matter

edited by

Ingo Dierking

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9252 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft polymers; colloidal solids; liquid crystals (thermotropic or lyotropic); gels; foams; surfactants; soft interfaces; suspensions and complex fluids; biological materials; granular matter; self-assembly and self-organisation; active matter; soft (tuneable) photonic and metamaterials; stimuli responsive soft materials (thermal; electric; magnetic; mechanical and optic); new experimental techniques for soft matter (mechanical; rheological; scattering; imaging and microscopic); theory and simulation of soft matter; phase transitions and glass transition; application of machine learning to soft matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Advanced Welding in Alloys and Composites

edited by

Yang Li

and

Sansan Ao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8701 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced welding technologies; metals; polymers; composites; modelling and simulation; microstructure and properties

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

Waste-to-Resource in the Ecological Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Francesco Todaro

,

Andrea Petrella

and

Michele Notarnicola

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6608 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; waste management; sustainability; civil engineering; environmental engineering; life cycle assessment; green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advances in Multimaterial Fibers and Devices

edited by

Min Sun

and

Minghui Du

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimaterial fiber; glass fiber; glass– ceramic fiber; single-crystal fiber; semiconductor fiber; polymer fiber; interface engineering; nanostructure engineering; crystal growth; size effect; fiber-based device

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Latest Research on Photovoltaic Materials and Solar Cells

edited by

Marek Lipiński

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4943 | Submission Open

Keywords: dye solar cells; perovskite solar cells; organic solar cells; quantum dots solar cells; third-generation solar cells; emerging PV technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Recycling Waste Materials into Geopolymer Concrete and Environmental Functional Materials

edited by Jirong Lan and Yiqie Dong

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4222 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; waste materials; geopolymer concrete; environmental functional materials; civil structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Electromagnetic Metallurgy: Metallurgical Process, Materials Processing and Resource Utilization

edited by Guifang Zhang, Kongzhai Li and Peng Yan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3388 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic metallurgy; numerical modeling; electromagnetic stirring; electromagnetic levitation; electromagnetic elimination; electromagnetic induction heating; electromagnetic processing of materials; electromagnetic separation

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

Materials for Additive Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Alberta Aversa

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3330 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; materials; metals; polymer; ceramic; composites

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

Achievements in Foundry Materials and Technologies

edited by

Marcin Stawarz

,

Krzysztof Janerka

and

Jan Jezierski

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2806 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern castings production process; environmental protection in foundry; reverse engineering in foundry; quality of castings; 3D printing process; molding materials; crystallization process; corrosion of metal alloys; casting alloys; continuous casting

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

Design and Development of Flame-Retardant Polymer Materials

edited by

Yong Pan

and Yuling Xiao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame retardants; intrinsic structure design; synthesis; polymer; composites; thermal stability; mechanical properties; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Development of Advanced Materials and Technology for Green and Sustainable Environmental Remediation

edited by

Hao Qiu

,

Erkai He

and Xing Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2221 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environmental remediation; heavy metal; emerging pollutants; bioavailability; toxic effect; ecological health; numerical model; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Concrete Structures with Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious and Composite Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chang-Geun Cho

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-tech concrete structures; fiber-reinforced composites; fiber cementitious materials; metal and synthetic fibers in concrete; nonlinear model and analysis of fiber composite concrete structures; seismic performance innovations of concrete structures; crack control of concrete; modular/precast fiber concrete in building structures; fiber composite concrete beams and columns; high-ductility characteristics of fiber concrete and mortar

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

Advanced Nanostructured Materials in Biomedical Applications: Synthesis and Characterization

edited by

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

and Dan Eduard Mihəiescu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured materials; biomedical applications; synthesis techniques; material characterization; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; medical imaging; nano-biointeractions; safety and efficacy; scalable production

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

Applied Research on Microstructure of Casting Alloys

edited by

Giuliano Angella

and

Marcin Górny

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting alloys; microstructure analysis; material properties; solidification process; casting defects; alloy composition

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

Bio-Based Natural Fiber Composite Materials

edited by

Sheldon Shi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioproducts; natural fiber; functional composites; wood; bio-based carbon; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Piezoelectric Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Zhuomin Zhang, Xuemu Li and Xiaote Xu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric; advanced manufacturing; energy harvesting; nanogenerators; transducers; MEMS; sensors; actuation; biomedical applications.

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

Advanced Additive Manufacturing Processing of Ceramic Materials

edited by

Cong Chen

and

Wei Zhu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic; additive manufacturing; welding; casting; monitoring; numerical simulation; solidification; crystallization; composition distribution; defects

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

Design, Control and Applications of Permanent Magnet Materials

edited by

Haiou Wang

and Kunpeng Su

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet; magnetizing properties; magnetic science; magnetic properties; energy transition; production process technology; technological innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Manufacturing and Recycling of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites

edited by

Antonio Formisano

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; natural fibers; thermomechanical properties; process parameters; recycling; end-of-life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

New Advances in Superhydrophobic Materials: Fabrication, Characteristics and Applications

edited by

Xu Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: superhydrophobic coating; superhydrophobic fabric; superhydrophobic materials; self-cleaning; anti-ice; anti-microbial; anti-corrosion; drag reduction; evaporation enhancement; oil-water separation; robust

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

Research of Organic Molecules and Materials for Biological Application

edited by

Jacek Ścianowski

and

Marek Krzeminski

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 32 articles | Viewed by 87865 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic compounds and materials; biological activity; antioxidants; anticancer activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bioactive Dental Materials

edited by

Tobias Tauböck

and

Matej Par

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 32682 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive glass; calcium (ortho)phosphates; hydroxyapatite; ion release; functional dental materials; remineralizing dental materials; bone grafting materials; bone scaffolds; dental implants; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Microstructural and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Alloy Prepared by Additive Manufacturing Technology

edited by

Krzysztof Grzelak

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 31577 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); selective laser melting (SLM); selective laser sintering (SLS); laser metal deposition technology (LMD); fused filament fabrication (FFF/FDM); wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM); mechanical properties; high geometrical complexity; topological optimization

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

Advanced Technologies of Welding, Surfacing, and Thermal Spraying of Modern Materials

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 26488 | Submission Open | Printed Edition available

Keywords: welding; surfacing; thermal spraying; solid-state welding processes; metal alloys; composites; polymers; ceramics; wear resistance; erosion; corrosion

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

Advanced Materials – Microstructure, Manufacturing and Analysis

edited by

Janusz Lelito

,

Karolina Kaczmarska

and

Mariusz Łucarz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 25241 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys; polymers; ceramics; composites; corrosion; mechanical properties; welding; laser remelting; 3D printing

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

On the Residual Strength and Damage Identification of Damaged Composite Structure

edited by

Alessandro De Luca

,

Michele Guida

and

Roberto Citarella

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22217 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage tolerance; SHM systems; composite materials; dynamic loads; failure; crashworthiness; and airworthiness; impact loads

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

Development of Novel Functional Materials for the Manufacture of Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices

edited by

Jijun Feng

and

Shengli Pu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21707 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; nanofabrication; nanostructures; electromagnetic surface waves and plasmonics; nanolaminates and multilayers; nanospectroscopy; photonic crystals; metamaterials; integrated photonics; semiconductor devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Mechanical Properties of Polymeric, Metallic, and Composite Materials

edited by

Janusz Kluczyński

and

Marcin Małek

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21160 | Submission Open | Printed Edition available

Keywords: mechanical properties; structural analysis; strength analysis; dynamic analysis; composites structures; metallic materials; polymers; fracture analysis; additive manufacturing

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

Fatigue Damage and Fracture Mechanics of Materials

edited by

Shahrum Abdullah

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19812 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue life and damage; damage mechanics; fracture mechanics; experimental technique; crack analysis; material failure; simulation; data analysis

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

Advances in Metal Cutting, Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment

edited by

Rendi Kurniawan

,

Hongchao Ji

,

Ireneusz Szachogluchowicz

and

Marek Matejka

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19132 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal cutting; non-traditional cutting; composite cutting; metal forming; micro-forming; casting; molding technology; heat treatment; surface characterization; microstructure; innovative forming technology; molding technique; mechanical peening; pressure peening

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

Smart Materials: Next Generation in Science and Technology

edited by

Peng Liu

,

Lingkun Chen

and

Xu Dongyu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19059 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; actuator; smart materials and structures; energy storage; advanced materials; acoustics; structural health monitoring; intelligent system; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Latest Research on Biocompatible Alloys

edited by

Madalina Simona Baltatu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18724 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic alloys; biomaterials; biocompatibility; characterization; bioactivity; ceramics; biopolymers; composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Deformation Characteristics of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Guobing Wei

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18472 | 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)

Research on the Microstructure and Properties of Metal Alloys

edited by

Aldona Garbacz-Klempka

,

Jarosław Piekło

and

Andriy Burbelko

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 18034 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in technology; materials engineering; metals and alloys; microstructure and property analysis; chain: “ technology– structure– properties” ; simulation of microstructure formation; mechanical properties; manufacturing processes and systems; Heritage; archaeometallurgy

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

Advances in Smart Materials and Applications

edited by Jiong Wang,

Xinjie Wang

, Wenling Zhang and

Huixing Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17648 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; smart structure; material characterization; material control; numerical analyses; structural design; colloidal materials and interfaces; bio-inspired design; soft actuating materials; soft actuators; soft robots; artificial intelligent; active vibration control; optical drive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Surface Inspection and Description in Metrology and Tribology (Second Volume)

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17559 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface metrology; tribology; wear; coordinate measuring techniques; scanning; surface modeling

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

Recent Advances in Ceramic Manufacturing

edited by

Tassilo Moritz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17400 | Submission Open

Keywords: shaping technologies; additive manufacturing; in-line inspection; simulation; hybridization

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

Additive Manufacturing of Polymer-Fiber Composites

edited by

R. A. Ilyas

,

Ahmed Shabana El-Shafay

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16410 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; composites; biocomposites; 5D printing; 4D printing; 3D printing; biopolymeric materials; synthetic polymeric; lattice structures; fused deposition modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Challenges in Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Their Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Sergei Tarasov

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15835 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructure; characterization; nearly net shape; transition zone; functionally gradient materials

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

Damage, Fracture and Fatigue of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)

edited by

Longbiao Li

and Zhaoke Chen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15544 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic– matrix composites (CMCs); damage; fracture; fatigue; strength; lifetime; acoustic emission; electrical resistance; digital image correlation; x-ray computed tomography; matrix cracking; interface debonding; interface oxidation; fiber fragmentation; material simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Jiayuan Yu

and

Junfeng Chen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15144 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and storage; hydrogen evolution reaction; nitrate reduction; upgrading of pollutants; carbon dioxide reduction; electrochemical water treatment; microbial fuel cells; environmental functional nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Trends in Functional Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Performance

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14581 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; composites; synthesis; advanced manufacturing; coating; optical; thermal; electrical; wettability; stimuli-responsive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Research and Development of New Metal-Based Biomaterials

edited by Ke Yang and

Diego Mantovani

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14124 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic biomaterial; metal medical material; low modulus; antibacterial; anti-infection; biodegradable; porous; 3D printing; surface modification; composite; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

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