Materials Science
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Science (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish contributions on the synthesis, properties’ characterization and application of all aspects of materials with a focus on biological or molecular research. Topics include, without being limited to:
- Biomaterials
- Nanomaterials
- Structural Materials
- Functional/Sensor Materials
- Advanced/Nuclear Materials
- Polymers/Composites
- Self-Assembly/Macromolecular Materials
- Optoelectronic/Magnetic Materials
- Soft Materials
- Biological Materials
- Non-covalent Interactions
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Rational Design and Application of Functional Hydrogels (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- New Perspectives in 3D Bioprinting (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Biocomposite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advanced Cell Based Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Innovative Materials for Environmental and Climate Resilience (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- The Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterials (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Molecular Insight into Novel Coatings: Design, Synthesis, and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Application of Biotechnology to Dental Treatment (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Research and Innovations in Green Monomers and Macromolecular Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Molecular Modelling in Material Science (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advanced Electrode and Electrolyte Materials: Molecular Scale Design, Synthesis, Mechanisms and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Emerging Trends in Antimicrobial Biomaterials (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Molecular Research Progress of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Multifunctional Application of Biopolymers and Biomaterials 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Synthesis and Applications of Photoactive Molecules and Photovoltaic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Metal Oxide Nanomaterial Properties: Molecular Electrochemistry and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytically Active Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advanced Batteries and Electrochemical Sensors: Design, Development and Application (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Innovations in Organic Framework Materials: Expanding the Horizons of COFs, MOFs, and HOFs for Advanced Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- New Optical, Electrical, and Thermal Materials: Recent Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Research on Alloy Materials Microstructure and Their Functionalization (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Molecular Applications of Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Nanoparticles in Inhaled Drug Delivery (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Progress in the Use of Graphene and Graphene-Like Materials in Various Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advances in Agro-Polymers (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Optical Molecular Systems: From Design to Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Application of Biomolecular Materials in Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Novel Insights into Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Electrochemical-Related Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Injury and Bone Tissue Regeneration (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Advanced Therapies (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Biomaterials and Antibacterial Materials for Medical Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Hyperelastic Structures (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Bone Biomaterials Research and 3D Spheroid Culture Systems in Osteogenesis (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Molecular Applications of Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Theranostics (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Innovative Molecular Strategies in Biomedicine (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Molecular Research on Advanced Optical Materials 2.0: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Molecular Advanced of Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) for Corrosion Protection (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Pioneering New Solutions for Biomedical Challenges (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Light-On Molecular Probes for Biomedical Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Materials for Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2.0 (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Molecular Scale Design, Synthesis, and Application of Macroporous, Mesoporous, and Microporous Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Two- and Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Materials for Biosensing Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Bioceramics: Challenges and Medical Applications of Calcium-Phosphate-Based Biocompatible Ceramics (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds, Smart Polymers and Functionalised Materials for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advancements in Perovskite and Tandem Solar Cell Technologies (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Bioactive Polymer-Based Materials Dedicated to Wound Healing (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Research on Luminescent Materials and Their Luminescence Mechanism (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Molecular Engineering in Dental Restorative and Regenerative Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Development and Applications of Biodegradable and Bioactive Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Recent Research on Optoelectronic Materials (Deadline: 28 August 2025)
- Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Materials for Optoelectronic Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Molecular Advancements in Functional Materials (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Adsorbing Materials (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Application and Molecular Mechanisms of Microwaves for Materials Processing (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Insights into Novel Food Packaging Materials: Properties, Molecular Mechanisms, and Advanced Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Recent Advances in Polymeric Biomaterials (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Recent Research in Nanoelectrochemistry (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Innovations in Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering for Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Diverse Biomolecular Probes in the Development of Single-Molecule Biosensors (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Biomaterials for Dental and Orthopedic Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Dimensional Design, Synthesis Modification and Application of Sustainable Polymer Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Current Trends in MOF (Metal–Organic Framework) and Metal X-ides Development, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Biofunctional Coatings for Medical Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Materials: From Synthesis to Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Research of Hydroxyapatite-Based Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Materials for Photobiology—3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Perspectives in Nanoadsorption (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Nanofibrous Biomaterials for Biomedicine and Medical Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Electrochemical Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- 3D Technology in Biomedicine: Studying Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advanced Molecular Research in Polymers and Organic Semiconductors (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- The Future of Biomaterials in Dentistry: Innovations in Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Magnetic Materials: Synthesis, and Applications (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Optical Materials: Molecular Advances of Their Synthesis, Properties and Medical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Macroporous, Mesoporous, and Microporous Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- New Molecular Insights into Antibacterial Material (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advancements in Molecular Science, Material Analysis, and Surface Treatments: Paving the Way for Future Technological Innovations (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Molecular Application of Biomaterial in Skin Diseases (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Surfactants: Design, Synthesis and Properties (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Hydrogels and Nanogels: Revolutionizing Drug Delivery and Disease Detection (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Application of Cellulose Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Novel Biomaterials and Technologies for Environmental Science (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- New Advances of Magnetic Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Molecular Insight into Polymer Dynamics (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Surfactants: Design, Synthesis and Application (Deadline: 9 October 2025)
- Design, Synthesis, and Bioapplications of Multifunctional Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Molecular Research Progress of Antibacterial Material (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Structural and Functional Polymer Materials in Biomedicine (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Research on Cyclodextrin (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Bioprinting: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Biomaterials and Therapeutics for Pulp-Dentin Complex Regeneration (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Protein-Based Composite Materials: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Molecular Perspectives on the Synthesis and Application of Hydrogel Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Current Insights for the Development of Emerging Photovoltaics Through Molecular Research (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Molecular Advances in the Synthesis and Medical Application of Biomaterials (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Bioactive Molecules from Food Waste in Food Packaging Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Functional Polymeric Materials: From Synthesis to Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Bioactive Materials: State-of-the-Art Research and Development Prospects (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Biomedical Polymer Materials: Design, Synthesis or Applications (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Nano-Biomaterials and Biotechnology for Biomedicine and Tissue Regeneration (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Functional Adsorption Materials: From Design to Application (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Porous Polymers (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- The Chitosan Biomaterials: Advances and Challenges, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Regenerative Medicine: Biomaterials and Stem Cell Research (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Preparations and Applications of Aerogels and/or Cryogels: From a Molecular Perspective (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Tissue Engineering Related Biomaterials: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advancing Interdisciplinary Science with Quantum/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) in Computational Chemistry (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Chemical and Biotechnological Strategies to Tailor the Properties of Biomaterials (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Emerging Nanomaterials and Their Environmental Implications (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- High-Performance Composites: Molecular Design and Applications in Extreme Environments (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Synthesis, Modification, and Functional Characterization of Advanced Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Biomaterials for Bone Treatment, Replacement and Regeneration: Focus on Regeneration and Inflammation (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Innovations in Polymeric Materials: Exploring Advancements and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Antimicrobial Nanomaterials: Approaches, Strategies and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Latest Molecular Research on Polymer Coatings (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- New Advance in Polymers: Structuralization to Functionalization (Deadline: 25 January 2026)
- Antimicrobial Materials: Molecular Developments and Applications (Deadline: 27 January 2026)
- New Insights into the Antibacterial Effect of Nano- and Micro-Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Research Progress of Orthopedic Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
