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Section Board for 'Advanced Composites' (92)
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Interests: deformation, yield and fracture mechanics of polymers and composites; processing and characterization of multiphase polymeric materials (micro- and nanocomposites, blends); durability of polymeric and composite materials; environmentally sustainable polymers and composites (biodegradable, from renewable resources, fully recyclable); polymers and composites with functional properties (electrical conductivity, shape memory, strain and damage monitoring, self-healing, etc.)
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Interests: microstructure – mechanical properties relationships in polymer based materials; elastomers; linear and non-linear viscoelasticity; strain induced crystallization; degradation; modeling; nanocomposites
Interests: ultrasonic processing; ultrasonic melt treatment; cavitation; bubble dynamics; shock waves
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Interests: polymer matrix composites; short fiber reinforced composites; soft composites; smart composites; multifunctional composites

Interests: porous materials; micropolar and fractal materials; ultrasonic and low frequency characterization; acoustic propagation; vibroacoustics; alloys; direct and inverse problem solving; optimization

Interests: FRP materials and structures; durability and long-term behavior; testing; finite element analysis
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Special Issue in Materials: Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Structural Strengthening II

Interests: polymer composite materials; manufacturing processes; advanced processing, process simulation, metal/composite machining; hybrid structures machining; adhesive bonding; additive manufacturing; characterization of polymeric materials; environmentally sustainable polymers and composites

Interests: two-dimensional materials; composites; electrochemistry; biomimetics

Interests: ceramics; composites; mechanical behavior; advanced processing
Interests: polymer composites; cellular and porous materials; durability of polymer composites; deformation and fracture mechanics of composites; natural fibers
Interests: inorganic and materials chemistry; organic and organometallic chemistry; biological and pharmaceutical chemistry

Interests: material design; composite materials; additive manufacturing; structural and functional materials
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Interests: structure-property relationships in materials; durability of polymers/polymer composites and cement-based composites; tribological behavior of polymers; metals and composites; biodegradable/biobased polymers; recyclability; eco-composites, nanocomposites/multi-functional materials/hierarchical composites
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Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Composite and Smart Materials: Theory, Methods and Applications
Special Issue in Polymers: Polymer Tribology

Interests: structural mechanics; fracture mechanics; applied computational mathematics; composite materials and structures; structural junctions; retrofitting of existing structures; thin-walled beams; rheology of materials
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Special Issue in Materials: Biomechanics and Damage Mechanics of Composite Materials

Interests: alkali-activated materials; geopolymers; durability; alternative cements

Interests: fatigue of short-fiber-reinforced polymers; fatigue and fracture of adhesives; microstructural characterization of short-fiber-reinforced polymers; structural health monitoring of composite laminates and adhesive joints
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Interests: liquid crystals; liquid crystalline polymers; photochemistry; photonic structures; LC polymer composites

Interests: composite forming; process simulation; textile materials
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2. Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, P.O. Box 1414, GR-26504 Rio-Patras, Greece
Interests: stimuli-responsive and functional polymeric materials; synthetic and reversible hydrogels; optically-labelled polymers; hybrid inorganic/organic soft materials
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Special Issue in Materials: Hydrophilic Copolymers for Bioapplications or Water Remediation

Interests: polymers; composites; tribology; mechanics; thermodynamics

Interests: thermophysical properties of nanomaterials; thermal functional materials; thermal management technologies
Interests: polymer nanocomposites; graphene; clay; elastomers; scaffolds; hydrogels; stimuli-responsive composites
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Interests: natural-fibre-reinforced polymer and concrete; dynamics of natural material-based structures; human-induced vibration; earthquake engineering; structural dynamics
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Interests: electrospinning; electrospray; electrohydrodynamic methods; functional nano-microstructures; polysaccharides; proteins; targeted delivery; food and life science applications

Interests: ferrous metals; durability of iron; metallic waste recycling; innovative materials for civil applications; metallic fibers; 3D printing; FRP; FRC; SCC; geopolymer; sustainability of construction materials; the application of Life Cycle Assessment methodology to different processes for preparation of innovative building material; sustainability of construction
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Interests: design, synthesis and applications of novel materials based on carbon nanotubes; processing and mechanical properties of ceramic matrix nanocomposites; fracture behaviour and residual stresses of ceramic matrix composites; development of novel cement-based nanocomposite for next-generation structures

Interests: polymer nanocomposites; green composites and biocomposites; electrospun nanofibres/nanocomposites; composite characterisation and modelling; nanomaterials and nanofillers; additive manufacturing for composite materials
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Interests: solid state; Layered materials; metal nanoparticles; surface modification; composites; anti-infective materials

Interests: multiscale relationships between architecture and physical properties of polymer materials involving nanocomposites materials; mesoporous materials; self assembled and textured materials onto inorganic surfaces; ionic materials from Ionic Liquids; the multi-phased materials; polymer blends and fiber based composites
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Interests: natural fibre composites; high performance cellulose fibres; carbon fibres from sustainable precursors; cellulosic gels; nanocomposites; decolonisation of the curriculum and decolonial epistomology in engineering and STEM subjects

Interests: micromechanics; natural fiber composites; innovation; product design; nanofibers; green composites; nanocomposites
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Special Issue in Polymers: Polymer and Polymer Composites, Thermal and Acoustic Applications
Special Issue in Polymers: Polymer Composite Analysis and Characterization

Interests: composite materials; masonry structures; numerical modeling; mechanical engineering; bridge engineering; modal analysis; dynamics; civil engineering; materials engineering; experimental characterization; concrete durability
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Special Issue in Fibers: Fibres in Construction: Mechanical Modelling and Characterisation
Special Issue in Mathematical and Computational Applications: Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Special Issue in Mathematical and Computational Applications: Advances in Machine Learning and Control Systems for Civil Engineering

2. Centre for Textile Science and Technology (2C2T), University of Minho, 4710-057 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: fibrous and composite materials; nanofibers; advanced textiles; smart composites
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Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advanced Materials for Defense: Designing for Performance
Special Issue in Materials: Smart and Innovative Building Materials for Civil and Military Applications
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers Exploring Their Potential in Advanced Applications
Special Issue in Polymers: Natural Fibers: High Performance Sustainable Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advanced Materials for Defense: From Textiles to Composites
Special Issue in Polymers: Functionalised Fibers and Multifunctional Fabrics

Interests: periodic and nonperiodic cellular ceramics and composites, microstructure characterisation (esp. microtomography) and testing, simulation and modeling on µCT-derived microstructure models
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Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Porous Ceramics and Its Applications
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Functional Cellular Structures and Composites

Interests: plastics and rubber recycling; reactive processing; composites; polymer blends and composites compatibilization; bitumen modification
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Special Issue in Polymers: Environmentally-Friendly Polymeric Materials Based on Recycling and Bio-Based Components
Special Issue in Polymers: Epoxy Resins and Composites
Special Issue in Coatings: Innovative Organic Coatings
Special Issue in Journal of Composites Science: Progress in Rubber Blends and Composites Technology
Special Issue in Polymers: Recycling and Bio-Based Additives in Polymer and Composites Technology
Special Issue in Polymers: Sustainable Development of Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites: Recent Advances and Future Perspective

Interests: buckling and postbuckling; composites; finite element method; fire analysis; fire resistance; generalized beam models; geometric nonlinearities; isogeometric analysis; limit and shakedown analysis; mixed finite elements

Interests: synthesis of new monomers and polymers; chemical modification of synthetic and natural polymers; synthesis of porous polymers for applications in various chromatographic techniques; synthesis of novel polymer-based adsorbents having desired properties for health and environmental protection; synthesis and applications of imprinted polymers; synthesis and investigations of carbon adsorbents from synthetic and natural polymers; chromatographic analysis; investigations of porous structure of polymeric materials; use of recycled polymers in the synthesis; environmental protection, wasteless processes.
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Interests: composite materials; nanomaterials; polymers; fiber optic sensors

Interests: multifunctional materials; self-healing; composites; fracture mechanics; additive manufacturing; viscoelasticity; damping; shape memory
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Interests: creep; viscoelasticity; viscoplasticity; composites; long-term; accelerated testing; delayed failure; fatigue; aging; biodegradable polymers
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Interests: material science; thermal analysis; advanced ceramics
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Special Issue in Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing: Spark Plasma Sintering

Interests: composites; ceramics; biomaterials; nanomaterials; materials science; tribology; additive manufacturing; powder metallurgy
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Special Issue in Materials: Collection of Papers in Materials Science from Estonia
Interests: polymer composites; damage in composites; durability of composites; high-temperature polymers; ageing; degradation of properties; multi-functional materials; long-term performance; natural fibers; bio-based composites

Interests: structural concrete; rehabilitation; sustainability; prefabrication; structural-health monitoring
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Interests: micro- and nanomechanics and micro- and nanostructure characterization
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Interests: advanced composites; polymer composites; composites manufacturing and properties; polymer processing and properties; advanced manufacturing; additive manufacturing and 3D printing; structural health monitoring; recycling; bio-based polymers and composites
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Special Issue in Materials: Structural Health Monitoring of Polymer Composites
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in the Circularity of Polymeric and Composite Materials

Interests: sustainable polymers, biocompatible polymer systems; biodegradable polymers; bioactive oligomers; controlled drug delivery systems; ring-opening polymerization; polymers for biomedical applications
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Interests: combustion synthesis; powder metallurgy; plasma surface engineering; pulsed electrospark deposition; nanostructured ceramics; tribological coatings; biocompatible coatings; diamond containing metal matrix composites
Interests: organic synthesis; heterocycles; organic functional materials

Interests: polymer composites; graphene and its derivatives; multifunctional and multiscale charcaterization
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Interests: 3D/4D printing; multifunctional composites, natural fibre composites; biomimicry

Interests: composite processing and properties; polymer processing and properties; nanocomposites
Interests: constitutive behavior of innovative materials; mechanical modeling of composite structures; creep behavior of composites; bucking analysis; structural bonding; periodic materials; FE code development for structural problems
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Interests: Adhesion; Adhesive; composites; interfases; polyurethanes; hot-melt; viscoelasticity; structutr-property relationship; graphene derivatives
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Interests: clays and clay minerals; layered double hydroxides (LDHs); zeolites; organominerals; advanced adsorbents; mineral-based composites; mineral-based structures for wastewater purification and remediation; polymer–mineral nanocomposites
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2. Institute of Environmental Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 70800 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Interests: photocatalysis; composites; friction and wear; metallurgical slags

Interests: structural health monitoring; ultrasound; nonlinear acoustics; carbon nanotubes and graphene; energy harvesting; piezoelectric transducers; thermal wave imaging; phased arrays

Interests: advanced composite materials; composite structures; mechanics of composite materials and structures; composite design; testing and manufacture; applied and structural mechanics

Interests: green composites; biocomposites; biodegradable polymers; polymer processing; mechanical behaviour of polymer-based systems; rheological behaviour of polymer-based systems; nanocomposites; polymer blends; aging of polymer-based systems; rheological properties of bitumens
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Special Issue in Materials: Mechanical and Rheological Behaviour of Polymer-Based Systems
Special Issue in Materials: Green Composites: Challenges and Opportunities

Interests: composite materials; numerical methods; experimental methods (thermography, SHM, DIC); static and fatigue damage of materials and constructions; plated and shell structures; optimization algorithms; vibrations; nanomechanics and nanostructures; machine design; mechanical behavior of polymers; flutter problems
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Special Issue in Materials: Modeling of Textures and Microstructures of Materials
Interests: polymer; ceramic phase

Interests: synthesis and characterization of geopolymers and alkali-activated materials; development and characterization of low thermal conductivity materials; PCM-containing building materials for improving buildings thermal performance; waste valorization; synthesis of ecoceramics for energy production; activated carbons
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Interests: inorganic and organic nanomaterials; hybrid nanopartciles; high resolution transmission electron microscopy; nanomaterials for catalysis; nanomaterials for biomedical applications; molecular dynamics
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Interests: multi Scale Composites and 2D materials; materials Processing; structure/property correlations in fibrous and flake composites

Interests: clays and clay minerals; clay-based nanocomposites; nanogeoscience; mineral adsorbents for water pollutants; photocatalysis; clay minerals as drug delivery systems; minerals in cosmetic industry

Interests: energy storage materials and devices; carbon and 2D nanomaterials; flexible devices; CO2 capture and conversion

Interests: use of recycling organic and inorganic materials in the building trade and/or in the removal of heavy metals present in wastewater; photocatalytic materials for the degradation of bio-persistent pollutants in water and wastewater; nanocomposites for energy conversion and for novel optical devices
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Special Issue in Processes: Innovative Materials and Processes for Removal of Biopersistent Pollutants
Special Issue in Materials: Recycled Materials in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Special Issue in Journal of Composites Science: Composite Materials for Environmental Applications
Interests: natual-fiber; composites; semi-structural/structural applications
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Interests: microstructure characterisation; microstructure modelling; damage modelling; finite element modelling; fatigue/fracture; full-field strain measurements
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Interests: numerical modeling and experimenting of damage and fracture in materials and joints
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Interests: biomaterials; bioceramics; ceramics; hydroxyapatite; alumina; ZTA (zirconia toughened alumina); DLC (diamond-like carbon); fibre-reinforced ceramics; porous materials; scaffolds; tissue engineering; bioactive glasses; electrophoretic deposition; bionic feedthroughs; bioactive coatings; DLC coatings; drug delivery
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Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Bio-Inspired Applications of Composites
Special Issue in Materials: Bioceramics: Bioinert, Bioactive, and Coatings
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Nanocomposites for Biomedical Engineering Applications

Interests: polyurethane foams; polyurethane elastomers; polyurethane composites; polymer thermoplastic composites with natural fillers; polymer and its composites from natural resources; polymer thermal analysis; polymer structure analysis; relationships between structure and properties

Interests: scanning probe microscopy; nanocomposites; nanoporous oxides of valve metals; applications of anodic porous alumina; SERS; biocompatibility of materials; nanoindentation; dental restorative materials and implants
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Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Physical and Wet-Chemical Methods for Inorganic Nanoparticles Synthesis
Special Issue in Dentistry Journal: Dental Materials
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Italy 2017
Special Issue in Materials: Green and Eco-Friendly Nanotechnology
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in Porous Anodic Oxides from Biomaterials to Sensing and Energy

Interests: concrete durability and microstructures; RC concrete structures; geopolymer concrete; FRP composites; general and composite waste management and green materials
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Special Issue in Polymers: Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Construction Materials

Interests: physico-chemistry of synthetic and biobased polymers and nanocomposites; biodegradable and renewable polymers; valorization of biomass and of side products from industry and biorefineries; mechanisms and kinetic of polymerizations; curing, crystallization, glass transition, gelification, vitrification, physical ageing, degradation of polymers; relations structure-properties; thermal and mechanical properties; isoconversional kinetic analysis

Interests: biomaterials; advance composites; porous materials; materials simulation and design

Interests: material engineering; structure and microstructure of building materials; IR and NMR spectroscopy; corrosion; chemistry of building materials
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Interests: process-properties relashionships; morphology and properties of polymeric materials; polymer processing; injection and compression moulding; nano-functionalized polymer materials for barrier and electrical applications; thermo-mechanical properties; biodegradable materials; high performances composite materials; materials for sensing; materials for drug delivery; self-healing materials
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Special Issue in Materials: Recent Advances in Multicomponent Polymer Systems
Special Issue in Polymers: Polymeric Self-Healing Materials
Special Issue in Polymers: State-of-the-Art Polymer Science and Technology in Italy (2019,2020)
Special Issue in Polymers: Materials and Methods for New Technologies in Polymer Processing II
Topical Collection in Polymers: Plastics Technology and Engineering

Interests: solid mechanics; fracture mechanics; fatigue; composites; advanced materials; biomaterials
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Interests: solid state chemistry; layered compounds; clays; hydrates; polymers; composites; green science
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Interests: advanced materials; mechanical properties; surface engineering; coatings; applied physics
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Interests: polymer science with applications in energy, separations, and health

Interests: lightweight materials and structures; mechanical models of material deformation response; mechanics of bio-materials and biological composites; chemo-mechanics of polymers and polymer composites

Interests: high performance polymeric materials; fire retardant materials; functional nanocomposites; fire behaviors and mechanisms
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Special Issue in Polymers: Multi-functional Polymer Composites and Structures
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Multi-Functional Materials and Nanocomposites
Special Issue in Materials: Fire Safe, Sustainable and Smart Polymer-Based Materials: Frontiers in Science and Technology

Interests: Sustainable lignocellulosic nanomaterials; building blocks for composites, fluids, and energy storage materials
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Interests: metal matrix composites; nanocomposite; composite materials preparation and design

Interests: microstructural complexity and evolution of matter

Interests: composites; bioinspiration; fire safety; nanomaterials; materials sustainability
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Interests: composite structures; modular construction; robotic construction; fiber-reinforced materials and structures; structural adhesives and adhesively-bonded structures

Interests: CIB—International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction; durability of building elements, maintenance of buildings; rehabilitation of buildings; building life cycle assessment
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Special Issue in J: Self-Compacting Concrete Produced with Recycled Aggregates
Special Issue in Buildings: Life Cycle Prediction and Maintenance of Buildings
Special Issue in Energies: Building Thermal Envelope
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Low Binder Concrete and Mortars
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Modelling of Corrosion-Related Mechanisms in Reinforced Concrete
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: High-Performance Eco-Efficient Concrete
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Concrete and Mortar with Non-conventional Materials
Special Issue in Energies: Building Thermal Envelope - New Trends and Applications
Special Issue in Buildings: Adaptation Strategies for the Maintenance of Existing Buildings under Climate Change
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advances in High-Performance of Eco-Efficient Concrete
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Structural Behaviour of Concrete Waste Materials
Special Issue in Sustainability: The New Generation of Concrete: Use of Eco-Efficient Aggregates, Binders and Water
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: High-Performance of Eco-Efficient Concrete, Volume 3
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advances of Construction and Building Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Eco-Efficient Construction and Building Materials
Special Issue in Buildings: The Effects of Climate Change on the Durability of Built Assets

Interests: fiber reinforced composite systems; experimental mechanics; nondestructive testing