Multi-functional Materials and Applications—Special Issue for ICMMA2020

Dear Colleagues,

In November 2020, the 14^th International Conference on Multi-functional Materials and Applications (ICMMA 2020) will be held at the Sun Moon University of Asan, Korea. This conference meeting has been held annually in Korea, China, and Thailand to promote the exchange of research topics and technologies. As the numbers of countries and participants increase every year, it is necessary to publish our works in the international journal Molecules. The topic of the conference is multi-functional materials in all their facets, including technical and methodological developments, as well as theory and applications in small molecules, nanomaterials, biomolecules, catalysts, and polymers. It will cover new research developments and applications of environmentally friendly, advanced composites, building materials, and other photo-induced materials. This Special Issue on “Multi-functional Materials and Applications” is devoted to publishing contributions made at the ICMMA 2020 to facilitate broad dissemination of these new developments and advances beyond the conference. Contributions to this Special Issue, in the form of both original research and review articles, may cover all aspects of multi-functional materials. Studies with multidisciplinary input, offering new methodologies or insights, are particularly welcome.

Molecules, the hosting journal of this Special Issue, is financially supporting the ICMMA conference, enabling us to promote young researchers’ participation.

I am looking forward to your contributions and hope you can support this Special Issue on “Multi-functional Materials and Applications.”

Prof. Dr. Chan Kyung Kim
Guest Editor

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