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.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Data-Driven Smart Materials: From Green/Conductive Composites to Intelligent Durability Monitoring (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Electroactive Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- New Advances in Smart Windows—Materials, Technologies, and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Intelligent Metasurfaces and Metamaterials: From Computational Design to Dynamic Absorption (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Latest Novelties in Smart Materials for Environmental Remediation and Wastewater Management (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Wettability on Smart Structures: Materials and Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advanced Materials and Their Sensing Applications in Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Micro-Drive and Active Control Based on Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advances in Functional Flexible Electronic Materials: From Design to Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advances in Biomimetic Materials: Structural Design and Function Development (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Flexible Sensors and Actuators (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2026)
- The Study of the Structure, Properties, and Surface Features of Biomimetic Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advanced Design and Synthesis in Piezoelectric Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Feature Paper in Section Smart Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Architected Polymer Networks and Composites with Tailored Properties (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advanced Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Materials: From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications (Deadline: 10 February 2027)
- Biological-Ion-Channel-Inspired Materials for Energy Conversion, Ionic Sieving, and Sensing (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Shape Memory Materials: Processing, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Design, Optimization, and Mechanical Applications of Smart Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- 4D Printing and Mechanical Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Advanced Material for Magnetocaloric Effect (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Emerging Materials for Flexible and Printed Electronics (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Advanced Smart Materials for 3D/4D Printing: Mechanisms, Performance and Applications (Deadline: 10 April 2027)
- Smart Metamaterials: Modelling, Structural Mechanics and Performance Analysis (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Bioinspired Functional Materials and Flexible Electronics (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Multifunctional Smart Building Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Resource Development (Deadline: 20 May 2027)
