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Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Peng Gao

Zheng Dong

and Tan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3378 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber reinforcement strategy; low-carbon UHPC; curing environment; hydration process of FRC; extreme environment; UHPC structure; FRC interface; mix ratio optimization; constitutive relation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Resource Recovery in Building Materials: Developing Eco-Friendly Driven Sustainable Binders or Aggregates from Solid Waste

edited by Fan Wang and

Gang Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3373 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly driven sustainable binders; eco-friendly driven sustainable aggregates; mining/metallurgical (M& M) residue re-utilization; construction and demolition (C& D) waste re-utilization; industrial by-products re-utilization; physicochemical activation; harmless disposal; long-term stability of heavy metal; fractal dimension of waste particles; synergistic processing effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Phase Transformations in Metal Alloys

edited by

Mariusz Krupiński

Tomasz Tański

and

Beata Krupińska

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open

Keywords: technological process; metal alloys; phase composition; structure; properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Next-Generation Membranes for Enhanced Membrane Distillation Performance

edited by

Francesca Alessandro

and

Francesca Macedonio

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3123 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative membrane materials; modified membranes; water and wastewater treatment; advanced membrane processes; membrane distillation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Materials and Devices/Modules

edited by

Wenjie Li

Min-Wook Oh

and Qihao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric devices; energy harvesting; thermoelectric efficiency; thermoelectric generators; waste heat recovery; thermoelectric cooling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications, Third Edition

edited by

Wei Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2965 | 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)

Advanced Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites: Mechanical Properties and Manufacturing Technology

edited by Kamil Broniszewski and

Tomasz Cygan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon carbide; ceramic composites; mechanical properties; composites manufacturing; microstructure.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Modeling and Simulations of the Dynamic Mechanical Performance of Materials and Structures

edited by Fang Wang, Meizhen Xiang and Xin Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials and structures; intensive loading; dynamic damage and failure; shock response; physical mechanism; plastic deformation; spallation; microjetting; shear localization; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Research on the Microstructure and Properties of Metal Alloys (2nd Edition)

edited by

Aldona Garbacz-Klempka

Jarosław Piekło

and

Andriy Burbelko

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in technology; materials engineering; metals and alloys; microstructure and property analysis; “ technology– structure– properties” chain; simulation of microstructure formation; mechanical properties; manufacturing processes and systems; heritage; archaeometallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in Asphalt Materials (3rd Edition)

edited by

Marek Iwański

and

Karol J. Kowalski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified bitumen; rheology; asphalt materials; pavement diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Catalytic Materials and Renewable Chemistry for Energy and Fuels

edited by

Anders Riisager

Hu Li

and Wenting Fang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2494 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; materials science; renewable chemistry; biomass valorization; sustainable transportation fuels; CO2 utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Metal Alloys

edited by

Tomasz Skrzekut

and

Piotr Noga

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal alloys; mechanical properties; plastic consolidation; composites; microstructure; sintering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Modification and Interfacial Adsorption of Porous Composites

edited by

Monika Motak

and Ewa Wisła-Walsh

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; interfacial sorption; textural properties; adsorption; sorption gas; sorption temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Carbonaceous Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications—Second Edition

edited by

Iwona Zawierucha

and

Grzegorz Malina

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2435 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon nanotubes; graphene; fullerene; activated carbon; cyclodextrin polymers; composites and hybrids; water and wastewater treatment; various applications of carbonaceous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Asphalt Binders and Mixture: Current and Future Trends Towards Carbon Neutral Technology

edited by

Cezary Szydlowski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt recycling; reclaimed asphalt pavement; waste management; worm asphalt mix; cold recycling; perpetual pavement; life-cycle assessment; carbon neutral technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Electronic, Optical, and Structural Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

edited by Jacek Wojtkiewicz and Bartosz Brzostowski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2177 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanotubes; nanomaterials; electrical properties; optical properties; structural Properties; smart devices; numerical methods.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Friction Stir Processing and Surfacing

edited by Ebrahim Seidi and Scott F. Miller

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2148 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state deposition; material and metallurgical characterization; lateral friction surfacing; metal coating; numerical simulation; experimental analysis; mechanism of friction stir processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Electrochemical and Luminescent Sensor Materials for Biological and Biomedical Applications

edited by Thangaraj S.T. Balamurugan,

Annalakshmi Muthaiah

and Sakthivel Kumaravel

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; nanomaterials; electrochemical biosensors; luminescent sensors; luminescent biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

High-Efficiency Machining of Conventional and Unconventional Metal Materials

edited by

Kamil Leksycki

and Eugene Feldshtein

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-efficiency machining; cutting; abrasive machining; surface texture; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Regularly Structured Porous Materials and New Discoveries in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Katarina Monkova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: regularly structured porous materials; design; preparation; application; properties; testing; analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulation materials based on easy renewable resources; natural fibres; waste fibres; vacuum insulation materials; ecological materials; recycling; LCA; green buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Functional Biomaterial Solutions for Translational Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Ziyad S. Haidar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bionanotechnology; polymers; bioceramics; biomaterials; drug delivery; electrospinning; orthopedic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Development of Surface Engineering in Materials Science

edited by

Krzysztof Rokosz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials science; surface functionalization; surface modification; surface identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Advanced Welding Process Development for Metals and Steels: Numerical Analysis, Process Optimization, and Joint Performance

edited by

Lin Wang

and Tianqing Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; arc welding; modeling; weld; joint performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Recent Developments in Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics

edited by

Chaoying Wan

and Paresh Kumar Samantaray

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1481 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based polymers; biodegradable plastics; compostable polymers; bioplastics; biopolyesters; polylactides; polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs); cellulosic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Green Materials in Superhydrophobic Coatings

edited by

Siyuan Wang

Guanlin Ren

and Ding Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: superhydrophobic coatings; green materials; sustainable synthesis; green chemistry; biopolymers; eco-friendly fabrication; biomass-derived materials; durability; environmental applications; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Green Chemistry and Nanomaterials: Applications in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Lucia Baldino

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; liposomes; niosomes; transfersomes; nanoparticles; aerogels; biomaterials; nanomedicine; supercritical CO2; freeze-drying

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Fatigue and Fracture of Additive Manufacturing Materials and Components

edited by

Mikel Abasolo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; fatigue; fracture; materials; manufacturing process; components; mechanical design; models; experimental

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Novel Superconducting Materials and Applications of Superconductivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Daniele Torsello

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting materials; applications of superconductivity; iron-based superconductors; high-Tc Superconductors; MgB2; synthesis and characterization of superconductors; modeling of superconductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Relation Between Hydraulic Endodontic Sealers and Build Up of Endodontically Treated Teeth

edited by

Marco Ferrari

and Denise Pontoriero

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic endodontic sealers; bioceramic endodontic sealers; bonding to root dentin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Devices

edited by Wenbo Yan and Lihong Shi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic functional materials; optical crystals; photonic device fabrication; material characterization; nonlinear optics; nanophotonics; device performance optimization; defect engineering in crystals; quantum photonic materials; optoelectronic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Multiscale Mechanical Behaviors of Advanced Materials and Structures

edited by

Chuang Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; bio-inspired materials; inverse design; machine learning; numerical simulation; composite structures; fatigue and fracture; phase field method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Optimization of Electrode Materials for Zinc Ion Batteries

edited by

Wenyao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1080 | Submission Open

Keywords: aqueous zinc-ion batteries; zinc metal battery; zinc dendrite; aqueous electrolytes; layered oxides; vanadate cathode; Prussian blue analog cathode; polyanionic cathode

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Cement and Concrete Composite Materials

edited by

Junbo Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composite; concrete materials; sustainability; durability; low carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Metamaterials: Structure, Properties and Applications—Second Edition

edited by

Bin Zheng

and

Ting Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1053 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurface; metalens; reconfigurable; multifunctional; acoustic; plasmonic; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Recycling Conductive and Electrical Insulating Polymer Composites

edited by

Pengfei Fang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 946 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; mechanical recycling; chemical recycling; conductive polymer composites; electrical insulating polymer composites; insulating coatings; fiber-reinforced insulating materials; sustainability; waste management; circular economy; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Recent Advances and Emerging Challenges in Functional Coatings (2nd Edition)

edited by

Alessia Serena Perna

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface treatments technologies; functional coatings; sustainable coatings; cold spray; HVAF; HVOF; weld arc; oxidation; plasma spray; surface modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Multiscale Modeling and Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites

edited by Dongfeng Cao, Shuxin Li and Wei Cai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical analysis method; damage tolerance; extreme environments; deformation reconstruction; impact identification; pyrolytic analysis; fatigue; thermoplastic composite; thermosetting composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Metamaterials to Metasurfaces: Shaping Light from Theory to Applications

edited by

Sorina Iftimie

and

Oana Rasoga

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metalenses; metasurface functionalities; biosensing; advanced imaging; light emission; tunable metasurfaces; holograms; augmented reality; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Research Progress on Electrolytes and Electrode Materials for Solid-State Batteries

edited by

Artur Tron

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state batteries; solid electrolytes; electrode materials; interface engineering; ionic conductivity; composite electrodes; battery modeling and simulation; next-generation batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Gaseous Storage

edited by Joanna Czub

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas storage; hydrogen storage; metal-organic frameworks; zeolites; carbon materials; polymers; metal hydrides; light metal hydrides; nanomaterials; porous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Perovskite-Inspired Materials for Photovoltaics: From Design to Devices

edited by Feray Ünlü and

Allan Starkholm

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite-inspired materials; sustainable perovskite processing; solar cells; photovoltaics; sustainable energy generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in the Synthesis and Properties of Novel Polymer Materials

edited by

Izabela Barszczewska-Rybarek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer synthesis; novel polymers; polymer composites; structure– property relationships; polymer characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advancing Nanophotonic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Xinyu Zhang and Jacob Wekalao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; biosensors; plasmonics; 2D materials; terahertz sensing; optical metasurfaces; surface plasmon resonance; graphene sensors; liquid biopsy; machine learning in optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Sustainable and Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Heavy Metal Applications

edited by

Abolghassem Emamverdian

James Barker

and

Abazar Ghorbani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open

Keywords: green synthesis; nanomaterials; heavy metal remediation; sustainable nanotechnology; eco-friendly materials; water/soil purification; circular economy; biopolymer composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in Electrodeposition of Thin Films and Alloys

edited by

Ivana Mladenović

and

Nebojša Nikolić

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; electrodeposition; morphology; mechanical properties; MEMS; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Friction, Wear and Surface Engineering of Materials

edited by

Andrzej Dzierwa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; friction; wear; surface engineering; surface topography; surface metrology; lubrication; materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advanced Additive Manufacturing and Its Application—2nd Edition

edited by Reza Teimouri

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; postprocessing; surface integrity; fatigue; wear; corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Innovative Nanostructured and Porous Materials for Advanced Photocatalysis

edited by

Mahshab Sheraz

Rui Wang

and

Furqanulhassan Naqvi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative photocatalytic materials; nanostructured photocatalysts; porous materials for photocatalysis; photocatalytic nanocomposites; environmental pollutant degradation; photocatalyst design and synthesis; sustainable green technologies; solar-driven photocatalysis; air and water purification photocatalyst

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Self-Healing Materials for Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by