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Advances in Biomaterials: Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications

edited by

Paweł Kowalczyk

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8615 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; antibacterial material; human health; medical device; future medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Novel Dental Materials: Recent Developments, Advances, and Applications

edited by

Sepanta Hosseinpour

Laurence J. Walsh

and

Chun Xu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8595 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; biomaterials; nanomaterials; regenerative medicine; dental implants; tissue engineering; 3D-printing; regenerative endodontics; pulp regeneration; bioactive materials; dental adhesion; ceramics and prosthetic materials; CAD/CAM related materials; materials for orthodontics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Progress in Plastic Deformation of Metals and Alloys (Second Volume)

edited by

Wojciech Borek

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7924 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; hot working; cold working; new trends in plastic deformation; innovative approach; new technologies; thermomechanical treatment; physical and numerical simulation of plastic deformation; severe plastic deformation; structure and mechanical properties

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

Novel Dental Restorative Materials (Volume II)

edited by

Nicoleta Ilie

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6047 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; properties; clinical assessment; application techniques; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

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

edited by

Francesco Todaro

Andrea Petrella

and

Michele Notarnicola

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5440 | 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)

Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling or by Rapid Solidification

edited by

Joan-Josep Suñol

and

Lluïsa Escoda

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5367 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical alloying; mechanical milling; amorphous; nanocrystalline; melt-spinning; rapid solidification; functional properties; microstructure; modeling

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

Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials (Volume II)

edited by

Fernando Ventura Antunes

and

Francisco A. Díaz

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5068 | 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)

Advances in Light Alloys and Related Composites

edited by

Tong Gao

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4519 | 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)

Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling (Second Volume)

edited by

Joan-Josep Suñol

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4414 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; functional properties; powder metallurgy; new materials synthesis; modelling; milling devices; simulation

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

Friction and Wear of Materials Surfaces (2nd Edition)

edited by

Andrzej Dzierwa

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2960 | 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)

Advanced Lithium-Based Battery Materials for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Pradeep Menezes

Manoranjan Misra

and

Alessandro Ralls

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2957 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; electrode– electrolyte interface; anode; cathode; long cycle life; advanced material structures; electrolyte; li-rich; lithium– sulfur battery; lithium– air batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Materials: Process, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Pradeep Menezes

Eunja Kim

and

Merbin John

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open

Keywords: cermet; high-entropy alloys; functional-grade materials; advanced high-strength steels; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; self-lubricating materials; MAX phase materials; MXenes; additive manufacturing; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; computational modeling and simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Design and Processing of Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Ceramics

edited by

John G. Fisher

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open

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

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

Modeling and Simulation of Heat and Mass Transfer in Novel Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials

edited by Bo Liu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional nanomaterials; heat and mass transfer; thermal conductivity; interfacial thermal transport; surface wettability; nanofluidic; nanofiltration and separation

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

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

edited by

Yin Fan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1969 | 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)

Research on Properties of Polymers and Their Engineering Applications

edited by Jintang Guo and

Miaomiao Hu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1942 | 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)

Numerical and Experimental Biomechanical Characterization of Implant Dentistry Materials

edited by

Miguel E. Cerrolaza

and

Xavier Marimon

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental restorative materials; dental rehabilitation materials; dental implants; dental prosthesis; crown materials; implant-supported prosthesis; peri-implant materials; FEA; FEM; computational modelling; multiphysics simulation; biomechanical behaviour; strain analysis; biomechanical characterization; CAD-CAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Thermal Management of Two-Dimensional Materials and Their Van der Waals Heterostructures

edited by

Jun Liu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; thermal management; thermal conductivity; heterostructures; thermal transport; thermal conductance; graphene; hexagonal boron nitride; transition metal dichalcogenides; metal nitrides/carbides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Electrode Materials and Novel Device Designs for Supercapacitors

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides/sulfides/selenides/phosphides; metal-organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; two-dimensional ultrathin materials; carbon-based nanomaterials; conducting polymers; flexible supercapacitors; micro-supercapacitors; battery-supercapacitor hybrid devices; high-frequency supercapacitors; electrochromic supercapacitors; self-healing supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Materials

edited by

Anton Trník

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat capacity; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity; thermal expansion; mechanical strength; modulus of elasticity; hardness; heat transfer; measurement methods; ceramic materials; composite materials; building materials; noncrystalline materials; thermal insulation materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Ferroelectric/Dielectric Materials for Energy Storage Applications

edited by Fei Yan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric and dielectric materials for energy storage; ceramic-based materials for energy storage; polymer-based materials for energy storage; theory and simulation for energy storage materials; strategy for optimizing the energy storage performance; advanced characterization techniques for energy storage materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Research on Geopolymers: Synthesis Methods, Manufacturing Process, Properties and Applications

edited by Khandaker Muhammed Anwar Hossain

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; inorganic polymer; construction; waste management; manufacturing processes; mechanical properties; durability; multi-functional characteristics; 3D printing; 3D printing; life-cycle modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Functionalized Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications

edited by

Hasi Rani Barai

, Madhusudan Roy and

Md. Mahbubur Rahman

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanched materials; sensors; biosensors; energy storage devices; nanocomposites

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

Corrosion and Protection of Metal Alloys in Extreme Environments

edited by Rui Liu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; alloys; surface engineering; corrosion; coatings; electrochemical protection; thin oxide films

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Electromagnetic Shielding/Absorbing Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Liang Zhou

and Yi Liu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic interference shielding; electromagnetic wave absorption; EMI shielding effectiveness; reflection loss; electrical conductivity; complex permittivity; complex permeability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Novel Materials and Catalytic Processes for Zero Carbon Policy

edited by

Muhammad Bilal Hanif

and

Michał Mosiałek

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs); design; novel materials; green chemistry; hydrogen production; (photo)electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Nanoarchitectonics in Materials Science

edited by

Katsuhiko Ariga

and

Rawil Fakhrullin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15306 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoarchitectonics; nanomaterial; self-assembly; bottom-up approach; hierarchical structure; synthesis; structural control; environmental; energy; biomedical

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

Advanced Functional Materials for Sustainable and Greener Applications

edited by

Siang-Piao Chai

Chien Wei Ooi

and

Patrick Tang Siah Ying

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12364 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; nanomaterials; new energy materials; functional materials; biomaterials; polymers and composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in Nanomaterials and Molecules and Their Applications on Environment Recovery and Release Systems

edited by

Fernando Gomes de Souza Junior

and

Diganta Bhusan Das

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10042 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; Artificial Intelligence (AI); detection; environmental recovery; extraction; geopolymer; Internet of Things (IoT); Machine Learning; molecularly imprinted materials; nanomaterial; natural polymer; sensor; separation; wettability; zeolites; antibody-bearing liposomes; biodistribution; cancer therapy; combination therapies; drug delivery systems; drug-delivery strategies; nanocomposites; neglected diseases; targeted drug deliver

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

Rock-Like Material Characterization and Engineering Properties

edited by

Taoying Liu

and

Jianhua Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7191 | 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)

Design, Application and Performance Improvement of Pavement Materials

edited by Jean Pascal Bilodeau,

Junyan Yi

and

Alan Carter

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6999 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; asphalt concrete; unbound materials and subgrades; aggregates; pavement design; pavement performance; technologies; construction; durability; sustainability

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

New Trends in Geopolymer Concrete

edited by

Xiaoshuang Shi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6755 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixture design; workability; curing condition; waste utilization; durability; long-term properties; life cycle assessment; microstructure; carbon dioxide; mechanical properties; composites

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

Advanced Composite Material Design and Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6637 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber; resin; interface; composites; constitutive model; multiscale modeling; stiffness; static strength; fatigue; buckling stability; progressive damage behavior; autoclave; RTM; additive manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing; characterization; nondestructive testing; structural design; aeroelasticity; smart structures; functional structures; optimization algorithm; machine learning algorithm; optimal design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Modeling and Simulation of Solid State Phenomena in Metals and Alloys

edited by

Marc Bernacki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6554 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; metallic materials; solid-state phenomena; digital materials; computational metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Numerical Simulation Methods for Analyzing Fatigue and Fracture Behavior in Metallic Materials

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic metals; fatigue; crack propagation; microstructural attributes; numerical simulations; data-driven material modeling; artificial neural networks; life-cycle predictions

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

Additive Manufacturing of Smart Polymers and Composites

edited by

Denise Bellisario

and

Quadrini Fabrizio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5632 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing polymers; 3D printing composites; multi-material additive manufacturing; fiber-composites deposition; AM smart materials; smart additively manufactured parts; testing of smart AM parts; AM modeling

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

Advanced Materials for Solar Energy Utilization

edited by

Xingwang Zhu

and

Tongming Su

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5364 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photocatalyst; water splitting; CO2 reduction; ammonia synthesis; H2O2 synthesis; photochemistry; pollutant degradation; organic synthesis; photovoltaic; new energy technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Green Materials and Manufacturing Processes (2nd Edition)

edited by

Stefano Guarino

and

Flaviana Tagliaferri

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5224 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; green manufacturing processes; waste reduction; pollution reduction; recycling; sustainable manufacturing; energy efficiency; green and smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in Rock and Mineral Materials

edited by

Gorazd Žibret

Vilma Ducman

and Lea Žibret

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5074 | 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)

State of the Art in Materials for Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Swee Leong Sing

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4867 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; multi-materials; smart materials; magnetic materials; ceramics; biomaterials; nanomaterials; composites; food

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

Low-Dimensional Structures for Smart Materials and Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Federico Cesano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4690 | Submission Open

Keywords: 0D (nanoparticles; quantum dots; and small molecules); 1D (nanotubes; nanofibers; nanorods; and nanowires); 2D (2D organic framework systems; 2D polymers; and few-layered materials; including graphene; graphene-like systems (i.e.; graphene oxide); and graphene analogues (i.e.; transition metal dichalcogenides; carbides; nitrides; carbonitrides; silicene; germanene; stanene; and phosphorene)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advances in High-Performance Non-ferrous Materials—2nd Volume

edited by

Hailiang Yu

Zhilin Liu

and

Guoai He

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4520 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ferrous materials; microstructure and mechanical properties; mechanical behavior; material processing; heat treatment

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

Electrochemical Material Science and Electrode Processes

edited by

Natalia I. Tsyntsaru

and

Henrikas Cesiulis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4300 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state electrochemistry; applied electrochemistry; material electrochemistry; electrochemical synthesis; corrosion; electrocatalysis; electrode processes kinetics; electrochemical and photoelectrochemical characteristics; electrochemical engineering; electrodeposition; electroplating and electropolishing; electrochemical energy storage and conversion; electroanalytical methods; nanoelectrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

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

edited by

Ruizhe Si

and

Shuaicheng Guo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4228 | 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)

Advanced Materials for Supercapacitors: Synthesis, Electrochemical Behavior and Surface Analysis

edited by Péter Baumli and Máté Czagány

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4155 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercapacitors; energy storage; pseudocapacitance; EDLC; electrode materials; electrolytes; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Characterization, Applications and New Technologies of Civil Engineering Materials and Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wensheng Wang

Qinglin Guo

and

Jue Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4147 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; cementitious materials; asphalt materials; artificial intelligence; new modeling and simulations; material design; performance prediction; construction; applications

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

Electrodes, Electrolytes and Interfaces for High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries

edited by

Huajun Tian

and Yan Xin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3719 | 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)

Optoelectronic Devices: Design, Fabrication, Characterization, Application and Challenges

edited by Wei Lu and Yanru Song

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic device; microwave; infrared; visible light; X-ray; gamma-ray

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

Study on Rare Earth Doped Luminescent Materials and Transparent Ceramics

edited by

Hui Lin

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3654 | 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)

Materials and Devices for Multidisciplinary Dental Treatments

edited by

Saverio Cosola

Riccardo Aiuto

and Annamaria Genovesi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3580 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; dental devices; multidisciplinary treatment; periodontal diseases; multidisciplinary dental treatment; maintenance of oral health; aesthetic; prostheses; oral health; complex patients; prostheses; dental implants; non-surgical periodontal therapy; technologies; anti-bacterial agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

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