Materials, Volume 18, Issue 4

Reactive materials can be employed to realize the integration of damage element kinetic energy and chemical energy damage, as well as strengthen the destruction ability of warheads. Among them, Al/Ni material has become a research hotspot because of...

To enhance the mechanics and self-healing properties of the self-healing composite, this study introduces an innovative optimization method for variable-angle fiber-reinforced self-healing composites with microtubule network carriers. The study aims...

The increasing need for effective antiviral strategies has led to the development of innovative surface coatings to combat the transmission of viruses via fomites. The aim of this review is to critically assess the efficacy of antiviral coatings in m...

This study investigated the use of activated biochar derived from olive stone waste and recycled masonry aggregates in porous mortar mixtures and assessed their behaviour under accelerated carbonation curing conditions. Three mortar mixtures were pro...

The preparation of new-generation concrete from recycled coarse aggregate (RA) is an effective way to realize the resource utilization of construction waste. However, loose and porous attached mortar leads to RA showing low-density, high-water absorp...

Tungsten (W), a rare metal, is categorized as a Critical and Strategic Raw Material (CRM) by the European Union (EU), with the highest economic importance of all selected CRMs since 2014. Tungsten and its derivatives are extracted from their commerci...

CO2-responsive worm-like micelles (WLMs) are considered promising for applications in smart materials, enhanced oil recovery, and drug delivery because of their reversible and tunable properties. This study presents a novel system of CO2-responsive W...

In this work, the TiAl4822/Ti6Al4V metal–intermetallic laminate (MIL) composite was fabricated using vacuum hot pressing (VHP). The interfacial morphologies and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. No discernible defect wa...

A novel L-shaped concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) column is proposed in this study. A finite element model of the column is developed using ABAQUS software to analyze its load transfer mechanism and axial compressive behavior. The effects of factors...

In this paper, high-purity zinc selenide (ZnSe) prepared by the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method was used as the raw material, and iron ion-doped zinc selenide polycrystals were successfully fabricated through the thermal diffusion method at 11...