Smart Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Smart materials can overcome the limitations of their inherent material properties by exploiting the unique design and structures of the materials. Smart materials are designed to significantly change in a controlled fashion in response to external stimuli, such as stress, moisture, electric or magnetic fields, light, temperature, pH, or chemical compounds in various applications involving sensors and actuators, or artificial muscles, robotics, etc.
The “Smart Materials” section is a forum for the rapid publication of works pertaining to the preparation, characterization, and application of all smart materials. The scope of Smart Materials comprises, without being limited to, various applications in sensors and actuator, soft robotics, wearable electronics, flexible/stretchable electronics, energy generation and storage devices, displays, and shape memory polymers by utilizing the concept of smart materials. Both experimental and theoretical studies along with novel characterization methods will be covered. All manuscripts to be considered for publication in this section will undergo a rigorous peer review process, and decisions are based on the recommendations of independent reviewers.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Materials for Heavy Metals Removal from Waters (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Functional Textiles: Fabrication, Processing and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Smart Materials for the Sensor and Actuator Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Smart Textile Materials: Design, Characterization and Application (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advancements in Flexible Electronics: Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Electroactive Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Smart Soft Materials: From Design to Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Recent Advances on Smart Materials and Devices for Vibration Control of Structures (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Innovations in Piezoelectric Materials and Multifunctional Ferroelectrics (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Advanced Materials and Their Sensing Applications in Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Multi-Scale Bionic Materials: Interfacial Design, Effective Fabrication and Functional Application (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Design, Optimization, and Mechanical Applications of Smart Materials and Structures (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2025)
- Advanced Design and Synthesis in Piezoelectric Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Metamaterials: Design, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Advanced Biomimetic Materials: Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Advances in Shape Memory Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Latest Novelties in Smart Materials for Environmental Remediation and Wastewater Management (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Micro-Drive and Active Control Based on Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
