Materials Science and Engineering
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
The Section on Materials Science and Engineering encourages multi-disciplinary research in the field of novel material development and innovative material applications. It spans the full range of material types, encompassing polymers, ceramics, metals and hybrid materials. The main focus is on novel developments and applications in society relevant themes. More specifically, articles dealing with the application of materials in novel electronic, optical or mechanical devices, the use of functional materials in applications related to energy and the environment and novel manufacturing techniques, such as additive manufacturing, are highly welcomed. Applied Sciences in general and this Section on Materials Science and Engineering in particular offers a high quality peer review followed by a rapid publication decision. Download Section Flyer
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Aluminum Nitride – From Crystal Growth to Device Development (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Microstructures and Mechanical Behavior of Emerging Hybrid Composites (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Practical Application of Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials - Volume Ⅱ (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Numerical Modeling and Mechanical Properties Analysis for Metallic and Composite Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Feature Review Papers in Materials Science and Engineering (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Recent Advances in Graphene and Other 2D Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Materials for Bone and Dental Hard Tissue Substitutes (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Challenges and Future Trends of Low-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Recent Development in Utilization of Waste Ash for Construction Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Feature Paper Collection in Section Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Porous Materials and Structures (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Physics of Electronics: From Materials to Modern Semiconductor Devices (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Recent Developments in Magnetic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Organic Materials in the Wall Paintings II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials, Volume Ⅲ (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Thin Films Technology and Application (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Recent Advances in Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- New Insights in Material Forming (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Design, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Recent Advances of Ultrasonic Testing in Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Innovative Materials for Building Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Materials for Civil Construction and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Nano Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Magnetic Materials: Characterization and Sensing Application (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Role of Surfaces and Interfaces in Physical Properties of Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- The Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advances in Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advances in Shape-Memory Polymer Composites (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Road Materials and Sustainable Pavement Design (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- 3D Printed Materials Dentistry II (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advanced Polymers Synthesis, Analysis and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advanced Energy Materials: Latest Engineering Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Sustainable Materials and Waste Recovery (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Foundry Materials and Technologies: Challenges and Future Trends (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Trends and Prospects in Fibre Composites (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Structural Health Monitoring and NDE Methodologies for Smart Materials and Structures II (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Recent Advances in Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Composite Materials and Structures II (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Biomass-Based Materials for Building Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Functional Textiles: Recent Progress and Future Directions (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Recent Advances in Graphene-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Recent Advancements in Synthesis and Applications of Thin Films (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Functional Materials Characterization for Advanced Engineering Applications: Microstructural, Mechanical, Tribological and Corrosion Properties (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Polymeric and Amorphous Materials (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Advanced Composite Materials: Microstructures and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Asphalt Aging and Durability Research (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Novel Ceramic Materials: Processes, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Non-destructive Testing of Materials and Structures - Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- State-of-the-Art in Microwave Engineering and Applied Electromagnetism (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Machine Learning, Materials Informatics and Other Emerging Technologies in Materials Science (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Alloys: Evolution of Microstructure and Texture (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Functional Properties of Structural Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Metals and Materials: Science, Processes and Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advanced Materials for Lithium Ion Based Next Generation Batteries (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Design, Synthesis, and Application of Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solid (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Biomass-Based Composite Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Materials Welding and Joining Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Road Engineering Materials: Composition, Structures and Performance (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Advances in Surface Characterisation and Surface Modification of the Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Improvement of Composite Components Performances according to Damage Tolerant Design Philosophies (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Biomechanics of Bone Tissue and Biocompatible Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials: Applications, Performance and Future Trends (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Functional Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Nondestructive Testing of Composite Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Corrosion Inhibitors and Protective Coatings (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advanced Materials for Polymeric 3D Printing Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable Materials for Engineering (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sustainable Concretes: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Biomimetic Design and Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Machine Learning for Fatigue Design (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Titania Surface Modification: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications 2023 (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Advanced Technologies for Metallurgy of Metal and Alloy Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- New Materials and Advanced Procedures of Conservation Ancient Artefacts (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Advances in Wood Processing Technology (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Advances in High-Performance Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Smart Materials for Control of Structural Dynamics (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Advances in Engineered Wood Products and Timber Structures (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Polymer Surface Treatments for Drug Delivery and Wound Healing (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Durability of Advanced Cement and Concrete Materials (Deadline: 21 October 2023)
- Current Updates regarding Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy Analyses in Materials Science (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Processing, Properties and Applications of Composite Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Composite Structures - Modelling, Testing and Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Low-Dimensional Materials and Structures (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advanced Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances in Protective Clothing Research Meeting the Challenges in the Changing World (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Microstructural Design of High Entropy Alloys (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Manufacturing, Mechanical and Functional Performance of Shape Memory Alloys (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Manufacturing, Characterization, and Applications of Functionally Gradient Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Advances in Graphene and Graphene Related Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Functional Glasses and Ceramics (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Insights on Environmentally Friendly Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Engineered Supplementary Cementitious Material-Based Mortar/Concrete with Enhanced Mechanical and Durability Performance (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium - ICWSE 2023 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Existing Bridges: From Inspection to Structural Rehabilitation (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Synthesis and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advanced Metamaterials and Emerging Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Metal Matrix Materials: Manufacturing and Properties (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advances and Challenges in Biomass and Carbon Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advances in Ferroelectric Materials and Devices: Developments and Prospects (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Latest Advances and Prospects of Functionally Graded Material (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Advances in Failure of Structures — Material Characteristics and Loading Conditions (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Technology, 2nd Volume (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Modernly Designed Materials and Their Processing (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Conducting Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Materials and Advanced Procedures of Obtaining and Processing II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Trends in Functional and Multifunctional Advanced Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- NMR Techniques for Solids and Soft Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Renewable Asphalt Pavement Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Spectroscopy for Materials: Bridging Science and Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Materials Development and Potential Applications of Ceramics (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Rock-Like Material Characterization and Engineering Properties (Deadline: 5 January 2024)
- Recent Trends in Metal Matrix Composites (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Deformation and Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Composite Materials (Deadline: 1 March 2024)
- Advances in Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Composites (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Secondary Metallurgy (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
