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Novel Green Nanotechnologies Applied in Environmental Protection and Health submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19500 | Submission Open
Keywords: green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles/nanomaterials; biocomposites/biopolymers in green nanotechnology; bioplastics; eco-nanotechnology; photocatalysis; wastewater treatment; biological activity of nanoparticles; drug delivery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Advances in Density Functional Theory (DFT) Studies of Solids (Second Volume) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15848 | Submission Open
Keywords: DFT calculations; solids; electronic structure; electronic density of states; structural properties; optical properties; vibrational properties; magnetic properties; bulk materials; 2D materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures
edited by , Haitao Zhang, and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13769 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change; interphase coupling; multiphase transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)
Functional Magnetic Materials: Properties, Characterization and Application
edited by Jinji Sun and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11542 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetic shielding; sensors; devices; quantum measurements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Sustainable Materials from Industrial Waste submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10879 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid industrial waste; synthesis of sustainable materials; ceramics; glasses; zeolites; refractories; composites; construction materials; adsorbents; etc.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Luminescent Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10668 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemiluminescence; bioluminescence; engineered nanomaterials; luminescence; material chemistry; upconversion; optical properties; carbon-based nanomaterials; metal oxide nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Advanced Casting of Materials
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10500 | Submission Open
Keywords: solidification; casting; microstructure; additive manufacturing; modelling and simulation; mechanical properties; cast alloys; defect prediction and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
High-Valued and New Utilizations of Biomass Material for Function Applications
edited by Gonggang Liu, and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10256 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wood materials; biomass wastes; high-valued utilization; energy; environment; catalysis; hierarchically porous structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Environmentally Friendly Composites Incorporating Waste Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10096 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement composites; geopolymer concretes; recycled aggregate; ceramic waste; fly ash; microstructure; CO2 reduction; X-ray diffraction; thermal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Microstructure, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Coal and Coal-Like Materials (Volume II) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10069 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-scale characterization; mechanical property; microstructure; void structure; process waste characterization; complex porous media; rock mechanics; constitutive relationships.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9794 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface engineering; coatings; corrosion; corrosion protection; tribocorrosion; corrosive wear; electrochemistry; subsurface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
Low-Carbon Building Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9231 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial solid waste resource utilization; fiber-reinforced cementitious composite; geopolymer material; low-clinker cement; FRP reinforced structure; durability of engineering materials; alkali-activated cement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Study on Cyclic Mechanical Behaviors of Materials – 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8815 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-cycle/high-cycle/very high-cycle fatigue; thermomechanical fatigue; cumulative fatigue damage; cyclic hardening/softening; fatigue life; multiaxial fatigue; fatigue testing; creep and fatigue; stress concentration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8706 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys and composites; mechanical properties; functional properties; phase constituent; design and tailoring; amorphous alloys; high-entropy alloys; lightweight alloys; metal matrix composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advances in Function Geopolymer Materials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8519 | Submission Open
Keywords: geopolymer; functional material; modern insulation material; sustainable development; innovation in building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogels submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7684 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogels; 3D bioprinting; rheology; smart hydrogels; hydrogels modeling; drug carriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Advances in Thin Films Materials: Properties, Characterization, Physical Vapor Deposition and Application
edited by , and Kunming Yang
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7335 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical vapor deposition; thin films; interfaces; functional properties; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Corrosion Mechanism and Protection Technology of Metallic Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6873 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal corrosion; coating development; oxidation; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
Advances in Functional Magnetic Nanomaterials submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6856 | Submission Open
Keywords: iron oxide; metal ferrite magnet; magnetic fluid; separation and purification of protein; magnetic drug delivery; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic separation; magnetically recoverable catalyst; removal of pollutants; solid-phase microextraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Advances in Photovoltaic Materials and Devices: Preparation, Characterization and Properties submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6524 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaics; energy conversion; solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Advanced Biomaterials for Early Detection, Drug Delivery, Treatment and Prognosis in Cancer submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4626 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; nanomaterials; advanced microscopy techniques; biophysical attributes; drug delivery; drug resistance; combination therapy; theranostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Advances in Functional Polymers and Composite for 3D Manufacturing, Insulations and Energy Storage
edited by , Anna Witek-Krowiak and Piotr Szulc
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing; sustainable materials; metamaterial; biocomposite; lattice structures; polymer composite; biopolymer; energy storage; insulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage
edited by Xiao Chen and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase-change materials; thermal energy storage; energy conversion; thermal management; thermal conductivity; experiments; numerical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
State-of-the-Art Construction Materials and Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Infrastructures
edited by and Hong Gi Kim
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2451 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart construction materials; self-sensing cement composites; thermal properties of the cement composites; smart snow-melting systems; rebar corrosion monitoring; durability analysis; machine learning; advanced statistical approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advances in Research on Graphene and Related Materials: From Preparation and Tuning Properties to Applications
edited by Enrique Garcia-Quismondo, and Marcelo Ricardo Romero
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1945 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; advanced materials; opto-electronics; quantum properties; carbon based materials; chemical modifications; nano- and micro-devices; nano-optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)
Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of Non-Typical and Innovative Materials
edited by Jacek Mateusz Bajkowski, , Jerzy Bajkowski and Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; mechanical behavior; mathematical model; smart materials; biomaterials; non-Newtonian fluids; control; simulation; numerical methods; polymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; ceramics; 3D printing; binder jetting; powder bed fusion; stereolithography; waste management; material extrusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Composites (2nd Edition) submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties; alloys; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Liquid Structures and Solidification Processes of Metals
edited by Xuelei Tian, Hui Li and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical models; theoretical and experimental methods; liquid structures under thermodynamics equilibrium; structural evolution; solidification processes including the relationship between the structures/processes of melts and structure/performance of solid state
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Research on Organic Photoelectric Materials and Devices: From Design to Applications
edited by Yakun Wang
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic materials; molecular design; functional layers; light-emitting diodes; photovoltaics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)
Micro- and Nano-Scaled Functionalization and Characterization of Surfaces of Materials for Biomedical Applications submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: cells; biomolecules; coatings; biomaterials; surface morphology; in vitro/in vivo tests; corrosion; degradation; biocompatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Structure and Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Alloys-Part II
edited by
submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3448 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-component alloys; crystalline; nanocrystaline; and quasicrystalline materials; conventional and bulk metallic glasses; functional and smart materials; corrosion and electrochemical measurements; electrical and magnetic properties; mechanical properties; structural characterization and modeling
Advanced Designs of Materials, Machines and Processes in a Circular Economy submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 22 articles | Viewed by 40713 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; waste management; waste reduction; recycling; relations between materials; machines and processes; eco-design; process efficiency and quality; environmental performance of materials; processes; machines and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advanced Nanocomposites Materials Based on Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide: Potential Applications and Perspectives submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23768 | Submission Open
Keywords: Synthesis of GO/r-GO nanocomposites; Structural and morphological properties; Optical and electrical properties; Functional properties; Electrical; optoelectronic; catalytic; biomedical; and H-storage applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
State-of-the-Art Functional Materials and Nanomaterials in Asia 2023–2024 submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 19695 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; novel nanomaterials; molecular nanostructures; physical; chemical; and biological methods for nanomaterial preparation; optical; photovoltaic; catalytic; sensing; antibacterial properties; structure-properties relationship; nanostructure; nanotechnology
Advances in High Entropy Alloys and High Entropy Carbides: Microstructural and Mechanical Properties and Modeling
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17704 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloys; high-entropy carbides; phase formation; atomic structure; microstructure; deformation behavior; fracture; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
In Situ Metal Matrix Composites: Theory and Applications—Celebration on the 40th Teaching Anniversary of Prof. Chunxiang Cui
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17412 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal matrix composite; in situ synthesis; interface microstructure; aluminium alloys; titanium alloys; magnesium alloy; alloy steels; biomaterial; new energy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advances in the Machined Surface Integrity in Manufacturing Process of Materials submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16801 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface integrity; part functionality; manufacturing process; high-energy modification process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Multifunctional Cementitious Composites: Manufacturing and Characterization submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16157 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional cementitious composites; additive manufacturing; nanotechnologies; self-healing; self-sensing; self-cleaning; air-purifying; mechanical properties; material structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Development of Advanced Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Processing
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 14084 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mg alloys; Al alloys; composites; microstructure; mechanical properties; processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Precision Manufacturing of Advanced Alloys and Composites submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13584 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming technologies; conventional machining technologies; non-conventional machining technologies; precision manufacturing process; precision machinery; intelligent manufacturing; precision engineering; advanced aerospace alloys/composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Materials, Processing, and Post-treatment for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12597 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; post-treatment; laser cladding; laser welding; numerial simulation; powders; coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Features of Porous Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12252 | Submission Open
Keywords: porous materials; mechanical properties; material characterization; mechanical behavior of materials; nanomaterials; materials processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
The Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12235 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; post-processing; microstructure; anisotropy; columnar grain; non-equilibrium solidification; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Cutting Processes for Materials in Manufacturing
edited by Jian Weng, , Dongdong Xu, Benkai Li, and Gang Wang
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 11897 | Submission Open
Keywords: cutting processes; material removal mechanisms; cutting mechanics; surface integrity; chip formation; tool performance; functional surface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Concretes and Cement-Based Composites: Additives/Admixtures, Hydration Process and Durability Research (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11606 | Submission Open
Keywords: concretes; cement-based composites; nano-additives; micro-fillers and pozzolans; fibres; various natural and by-product aggregates; hydration process; physical-mechanical properties; durability; microscale analysis; statistical data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Strengthening, Repair, and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11360 | Submission Open
Keywords: strengthening; repair; retrofit; cementitious composite; geopolymer; fiber-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced mortar; fiber-reinforced polymer; material characterization; numerical modeling; strengthening material; structural performance; structural safety; structural analysis; case study; durability; concrete technology; special concretes; non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete; 3D-printed building materials; waste and recycled materials; foundation repair and retrofit; tunnel lining repair and retrofit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advanced Textile Materials: Design, Properties and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10686 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibres; yarns; fabrics; textiles; functional materials; structural design; materials characterization; modeling and simulation; smart wearable materials; auxetic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Preparation and Characterization of Functional Composite Materials submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10547 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-reinforced composites; three-dimensional composites; mechanical properties; physical properties; modeling and characterization; design of composite structures; natural fiber and bio-composites; hybrid composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Advances in the Design and Properties of New Ecoconcrete Formulations submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10159 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled concrete; recycled aggregates; recycled construction materials; life cycle; characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
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