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Feature Papers in Electronic Materials Section (Volume 2)—15th Anniversary of Materials submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 24742 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic materials; device processing; power- and high-frequency electronics; optoelectronics; sensors; detectors; semiconductors; wide band gap materials; graphene and related 2D materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Novel Approaches in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing for Processes and Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6209 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; chemical-thermal treatment; composites; design engineering; industrial growth; manufacturing technology; multilayer coatings; numerical simulation; polymers; process innovation; wear resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Materials in Cultural Heritage: Analysis, Testing, and Preservation
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3140 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage materials; archaeological materials; ancient techniques and materials; analytical techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Advances in the Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Particles
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1775 | Submission Open
Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles; X-ray diffraction; FE SEM/TEM microscopy; density functional calculations (DFT); photocatalytic efficiency; optical properties; crystal growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Chemical Characterization of Polymer-Modified Asphalt and Rubber-Modified Asphalt submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: modified bitumen; polymer; rubber; novel asphalt binders; asphalt materials; pavement materials analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Processing–Microstructure–Properties Loop in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 24600 | Submission Open
Keywords: processing; microstructure; mechanical properties; mutual relationship; characterization; theoretical and experimental approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Novel Green Nanotechnologies Applied in Environmental Protection and Health submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19214 | Submission Open
Keywords: green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles/nanomaterials; biocomposites/biopolymers in green nanotechnology; bioplastics; eco-nanotechnology; photocatalysis; wastewater treatment; biological activity of nanoparticles; drug delivery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Advances in Density Functional Theory (DFT) Studies of Solids (Second Volume) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15683 | Submission Open
Keywords: DFT calculations; solids; electronic structure; electronic density of states; structural properties; optical properties; vibrational properties; magnetic properties; bulk materials; 2D materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures
edited by , Haitao Zhang, and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13577 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change; interphase coupling; multiphase transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)
Functional Magnetic Materials: Properties, Characterization and Application
edited by Jinji Sun and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11271 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetic shielding; sensors; devices; quantum measurements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Sustainable Materials from Industrial Waste submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10708 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid industrial waste; synthesis of sustainable materials; ceramics; glasses; zeolites; refractories; composites; construction materials; adsorbents; etc.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Luminescent Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10516 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemiluminescence; bioluminescence; engineered nanomaterials; luminescence; material chemistry; upconversion; optical properties; carbon-based nanomaterials; metal oxide nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Advanced Casting of Materials
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submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10266 | Submission Open
Keywords: solidification; casting; microstructure; additive manufacturing; modelling and simulation; mechanical properties; cast alloys; defect prediction and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
High-Valued and New Utilizations of Biomass Material for Function Applications
edited by Gonggang Liu, and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10087 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wood materials; biomass wastes; high-valued utilization; energy; environment; catalysis; hierarchically porous structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Microstructure, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Coal and Coal-Like Materials (Volume II) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9957 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-scale characterization; mechanical property; microstructure; void structure; process waste characterization; complex porous media; rock mechanics; constitutive relationships.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—Volume II
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submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9471 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface engineering; coatings; corrosion; corrosion protection; tribocorrosion; corrosive wear; electrochemistry; subsurface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
Environmentally Friendly Composites Incorporating Waste Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8879 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement composites; geopolymer concretes; recycled aggregate; ceramic waste; fly ash; microstructure; CO2 reduction; X-ray diffraction; thermal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Study on Cyclic Mechanical Behaviors of Materials – 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8608 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-cycle/high-cycle/very high-cycle fatigue; thermomechanical fatigue; cumulative fatigue damage; cyclic hardening/softening; fatigue life; multiaxial fatigue; fatigue testing; creep and fatigue; stress concentration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II)
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submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8467 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys and composites; mechanical properties; functional properties; phase constituent; design and tailoring; amorphous alloys; high-entropy alloys; lightweight alloys; metal matrix composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advances in Function Geopolymer Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8328 | Submission Open
Keywords: geopolymer; functional material; modern insulation material; sustainable development; innovation in building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Low-Carbon Building Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8288 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial solid waste resource utilization; fiber-reinforced cementitious composite; geopolymer material; low-clinker cement; FRP reinforced structure; durability of engineering materials; alkali-activated cement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogels submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7407 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogels; 3D bioprinting; rheology; smart hydrogels; hydrogels modeling; drug carriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Advances in Thin Films Materials: Properties, Characterization, Physical Vapor Deposition and Application
edited by , and Kunming Yang
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7098 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical vapor deposition; thin films; interfaces; functional properties; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Advances in Functional Magnetic Nanomaterials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6720 | Submission Open
Keywords: iron oxide; metal ferrite magnet; magnetic fluid; separation and purification of protein; magnetic drug delivery; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic separation; magnetically recoverable catalyst; removal of pollutants; solid-phase microextraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Corrosion Mechanism and Protection Technology of Metallic Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6689 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal corrosion; coating development; oxidation; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
Advances in Photovoltaic Materials and Devices: Preparation, Characterization and Properties submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6395 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaics; energy conversion; solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Advanced Biomaterials for Early Detection, Drug Delivery, Treatment and Prognosis in Cancer submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4508 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; nanomaterials; advanced microscopy techniques; biophysical attributes; drug delivery; drug resistance; combination therapy; theranostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Advances in Functional Polymers and Composite for 3D Manufacturing, Insulations and Energy Storage
edited by , Anna Witek-Krowiak and Piotr Szulc
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3863 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing; sustainable materials; metamaterial; biocomposite; lattice structures; polymer composite; biopolymer; energy storage; insulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage
edited by Xiao Chen and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase-change materials; thermal energy storage; energy conversion; thermal management; thermal conductivity; experiments; numerical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
State-of-the-Art Construction Materials and Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Infrastructures
edited by and Hong Gi Kim
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart construction materials; self-sensing cement composites; thermal properties of the cement composites; smart snow-melting systems; rebar corrosion monitoring; durability analysis; machine learning; advanced statistical approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advances in Research on Graphene and Related Materials: From Preparation and Tuning Properties to Applications
edited by Enrique Garcia-Quismondo, and Marcelo Ricardo Romero
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; advanced materials; opto-electronics; quantum properties; carbon based materials; chemical modifications; nano- and micro-devices; nano-optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)
Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of Non-Typical and Innovative Materials
edited by Jacek Mateusz Bajkowski, , Jerzy Bajkowski and Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; mechanical behavior; mathematical model; smart materials; biomaterials; non-Newtonian fluids; control; simulation; numerical methods; polymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
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submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; ceramics; 3D printing; binder jetting; powder bed fusion; stereolithography; waste management; material extrusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Composites (2nd Edition) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties; alloys; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Liquid Structures and Solidification Processes of Metals
edited by Xuelei Tian, Hui Li and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical models; theoretical and experimental methods; liquid structures under thermodynamics equilibrium; structural evolution; solidification processes including the relationship between the structures/processes of melts and structure/performance of solid state
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Research on Organic Photoelectric Materials and Devices: From Design to Applications
edited by Yakun Wang
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic materials; molecular design; functional layers; light-emitting diodes; photovoltaics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)
Micro- and Nano-Scaled Functionalization and Characterization of Surfaces of Materials for Biomedical Applications submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: cells; biomolecules; coatings; biomaterials; surface morphology; in vitro/in vivo tests; corrosion; degradation; biocompatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Structure and Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Alloys-Part II
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submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3358 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-component alloys; crystalline; nanocrystaline; and quasicrystalline materials; conventional and bulk metallic glasses; functional and smart materials; corrosion and electrochemical measurements; electrical and magnetic properties; mechanical properties; structural characterization and modeling
Advanced Designs of Materials, Machines and Processes in a Circular Economy submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 21 articles | Viewed by 39835 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; waste management; waste reduction; recycling; relations between materials; machines and processes; eco-design; process efficiency and quality; environmental performance of materials; processes; machines and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advanced Nanocomposites Materials Based on Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide: Potential Applications and Perspectives submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23544 | Submission Open
Keywords: Synthesis of GO/r-GO nanocomposites; Structural and morphological properties; Optical and electrical properties; Functional properties; Electrical; optoelectronic; catalytic; biomedical; and H-storage applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
State-of-the-Art Functional Materials and Nanomaterials in Asia 2023–2024 submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 19385 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; novel nanomaterials; molecular nanostructures; physical; chemical; and biological methods for nanomaterial preparation; optical; photovoltaic; catalytic; sensing; antibacterial properties; structure-properties relationship; nanostructure; nanotechnology
Advances in High Entropy Alloys and High Entropy Carbides: Microstructural and Mechanical Properties and Modeling
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17251 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloys; high-entropy carbides; phase formation; atomic structure; microstructure; deformation behavior; fracture; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
In Situ Metal Matrix Composites: Theory and Applications—Celebration on the 40th Teaching Anniversary of Prof. Chunxiang Cui
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16732 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal matrix composite; in situ synthesis; interface microstructure; aluminium alloys; titanium alloys; magnesium alloy; alloy steels; biomaterial; new energy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advances in the Machined Surface Integrity in Manufacturing Process of Materials submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16571 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface integrity; part functionality; manufacturing process; high-energy modification process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Multifunctional Cementitious Composites: Manufacturing and Characterization submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16003 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional cementitious composites; additive manufacturing; nanotechnologies; self-healing; self-sensing; self-cleaning; air-purifying; mechanical properties; material structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Development of Advanced Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Processing
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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13312 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mg alloys; Al alloys; composites; microstructure; mechanical properties; processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Precision Manufacturing of Advanced Alloys and Composites submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13220 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming technologies; conventional machining technologies; non-conventional machining technologies; precision manufacturing process; precision machinery; intelligent manufacturing; precision engineering; advanced aerospace alloys/composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Materials, Processing, and Post-treatment for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12354 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; post-treatment; laser cladding; laser welding; numerial simulation; powders; coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Features of Porous Materials
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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12125 | Submission Open
Keywords: porous materials; mechanical properties; material characterization; mechanical behavior of materials; nanomaterials; materials processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
The Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12038 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; post-processing; microstructure; anisotropy; columnar grain; non-equilibrium solidification; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
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