Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Materials Development and Industrial Applications
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 835
Editors
2. Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54 Splaiul Independentei St., Sect. 5, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
3. Romanian Inventors Forum, Sf. P. Movila 3, 700089 Iasi, Romania
Interests: surface engineering; advanced metallic materials; thin films; biomaterials; geopolymer systems, with emphasis on the processing–structure–properties relationship
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Interests: surface engineering; thermal and thermochemical treatments; advanced processing technologies for metallic materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the recent advances in materials development and processing through interdisciplinarity, emphasizing industrial applicability and sustainability-driven innovation.
This Special Issue will bring together contributions that bridge fundamental materials science, engineering design, and real-world implementation, focusing on how novel materials and processing routes can address current industrial and environmental challenges.
Particular attention will be given to the following:
- Integration of multi-disciplinary approaches (materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, data science).
- Development of scalable and industry-ready materials.
- Sustainable strategies including resource efficiency, recyclability, and low-impact processing.
- Correlation between processing–structure–properties–performance.
This Special Issue will distinguish itself by explicitly integrating three traditionally fragmented dimensions of materials research: interdisciplinary design, industrial implementation, and sustainability performance.
Unlike conventional collections that focus solely on material properties or processing techniques, this Special Issue will emphasize the full innovation chain, from material conception to industrial deployment under sustainability constraints. It aims to provide a coherent framework linking processing–structure–performance–application–impact, thereby addressing a critical gap between laboratory-scale research and real-world adoption.
Prof. Dr. Andrei Victor Sandu
Dr. Manuela Cristina Perju
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- materials development
- materials processing
- interdisciplinary research
- sustainable materials
- industrial applications
- green manufacturing
- circular economy
- advanced alloys and composites
- surface engineering and functionalization
- additive manufacturing
- smart and functional materials
- energy-efficient processing
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- materials for energy and environment
- biomaterials and biocompatible systems
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