Smart Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Smart materials can overcome the limitations of their inherent material properties by exploiting the unique design and structures of the materials. Smart materials are designed to significantly change in a controlled fashion in response to external stimuli, such as stress, moisture, electric or magnetic fields, light, temperature, pH, or chemical compounds in various applications involving sensors and actuators, or artificial muscles, robotics, etc.
The “Smart Materials” section is a forum for the rapid publication of works pertaining to the preparation, characterization, and application of all smart materials. The scope of Smart Materials comprises, without being limited to, various applications in sensors and actuator, soft robotics, wearable electronics, flexible/stretchable electronics, energy generation and storage devices, displays, and shape memory polymers by utilizing the concept of smart materials. Both experimental and theoretical studies along with novel characterization methods will be covered. All manuscripts to be considered for publication in this section will undergo a rigorous peer review process, and decisions are based on the recommendations of independent reviewers.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Smart Textile Materials: Design, Characterization and Application (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Self-Healing Materials for Smart Manufacturing Systems (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advanced Smart Materials for 3D/4D Printing: Mechanisms, Performance and Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Latest Novelties in Smart Materials for Environmental Remediation and Wastewater Management (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Functional Textiles: Fabrication, Processing and Applications (Deadline: 10 February 2026)
- Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Flexible Electronics (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Advanced Materials and Their Sensing Applications in Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Micro-Drive and Active Control Based on Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Electroactive Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Smart Metamaterials: Modelling, Structural Mechanics and Performance Analysis (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Metamaterials: Design, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Intelligent Metasurfaces and Metamaterials: From Computational Design to Dynamic Absorption (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advanced Design and Synthesis in Piezoelectric Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- The Study of the Structure, Properties, and Surface Features of Biomimetic Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Enzyme-Responsive Materials: Design and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Flexible Sensors and Actuators (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Design, Optimization, and Mechanical Applications of Smart Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Architected Polymer Networks and Composites with Tailored Properties (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advances in Shape Memory Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Biological Ion Channels-Inspired Materials for Energy Conversion, Ionic Sieving, and Sensing (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Data-Driven Smart Materials: From Green/Conductive Composites to Intelligent Durability Monitoring (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
