Next-Generation Glass-Ceramics Materials for Energy, Environment, and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials chemistry; chalcogenide glasses; glass-ceramics; oxide glasses; nuclear waste; solid state battery; ionic conductivity; solid state ionic conductor; metal organic framework (MOF)
Interests: radiation-resistant and high-temperature materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the growing demand for sustainable materials has driven a transformative evolution in the field of glass and glass-ceramics, aimed at addressing critical needs in energy solutions, environmental remediation, and advanced biomedical applications such as bone implants and dental materials. This Special Issue aims to spotlight the latest innovations in the design, synthesis, and application of advanced glass-ceramics tailored for multifunctional roles across energy storage and conversion, environmental protection, and healthcare.
Glass-ceramics offer a unique combination of structural versatility, tunable properties, and functional performance, making them ideal candidates for solid-state batteries, solar cell, nuclear waste immobilization, optoelectronic devices, and bioactive implants. Recent advancements such as cold sintering, ultrafast sintering, doping strategies, and nanostructuring have further expanded their potential in supercapacitors, fuel cells, wind-turbines, bone and dental regeneration.
This issue invites contributions that explore novel compositions, processing techniques, and characterization methods, as well as theoretical and computational insights into structure–property relationships. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary studies that bridge materials science, chemistry, physics, and biomedical engineering.
As Guest Editor, we encourage researchers, scientist, and industrial experts to share their cutting-edge findings and perspectives, fostering a collaborative platform to accelerate the development of next-generation glass-ceramic materials for a more sustainable and healthier future.
Dr. Deepak Patil
Dr. Marina Konuhova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- glass-ceramics
- energy storage materials
- bioactive glass-ceramics
- carbon negative glass processing’s
- solar cell
- sustainable materials
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