Materials

Multiscale Characterization and Sustainable Design of Asphalt Materials

edited by

, Mingjun Hu and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt materials; multiscale analysis; numerical modeling; sustainable asphalt materials; durable asphalt pavement; environmental adaptive design; performance optimization and validation; life cycle assessment

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

Combustion Characteristics and Emission Analysis of Advanced Sustainable Fuels

edited by Alpaslan Atmanli

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; gas turbines; sustainable fuels; combustion characteristics; emission formation and reduction strategies; hydrogen-based combustion; spray and atomization; CFD simulation/modeling; data-driven combustion; surrogate modeling; optimization algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Polymeric Materials and Nanostructured Systems for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Belén Begines

and

Guillermo Martinez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric biomaterials; hydrogels; polymeric nanoparticles; nanocomposites; drug delivery; controlled release; smart materials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomedical coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Invisible Threats: New Materials and Technologies for Treating 21st-Century Water Contaminants

edited by

Magdalena Sobiesiak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; separation techniques; wastewater treatment; water quality monitoring; anthropogenic contaminants; emerging contaminants; micro/nanoplastics; bioremediation; nature-based solutions; contaminant transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Processing–Structure–Property Relationships of Advanced Materials—2nd Edition

edited by Ming Li and Wenyou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; additive manufacturing; processing; materials design and property

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

Machine Learning for Composition Design and Process Optimization of Semiconductor Materials

edited by

Wei Ren

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; intelligent optimization algorithm; interpretable machine learning; semiconductor; Feature selection; data imbalance; SHAP; Bayesian optimization

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

Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Damage and Failure of Materials and Structures—Second Edition

edited by Fang Wang, Xia Tian and Meizhen Xiang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 92 | 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)

Advanced Building Materials and Structures: Low-Carbon, High-Performance, and Smart

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

, Fengqi Guo and

Lielie Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building materials; high-performance building materials; high-performance concrete structures; high-performance steel structures; smart sensing materials and structures; AI-driven material design; solid waste recycling and utilization; digital construction technology

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

Advances in Thin-Film Composites: Mechanisms, Recent Developments and Applications—Second Edition

edited by

Sandra Carvalho

and

Susana Devesa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film composites (TFCs); functional coatings; surface engineering; multifunctional materials; interface engineering

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

Rethinking Epoxy Composites: From Legacy Thermosets to Circular and Safe Material Platforms

edited by

Eugenio Amendola

and

Stefania Dello Iacono

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: epoxy resins; bio-based thermosets; vitrimer networks; covalent adaptable networks; sustainable composites; repro-cessable polymers; circular materials; functional coatings; green epoxy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Functional Surfaces and Advanced Coatings: From Design to Applications

edited by

Md Shalauddin

,

Akhter Shamima

and

Wan Jefrey Basirun

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart coatings; functional coatings; advanced materials; surface characterization; thin-film deposition; nanocomposites; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); corrosion protection coatings; biomarker detection; heavy metal detection; pharmaceutical analysis; electrochemical sensors; biosensors; environmental monitoring

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

Characterization, Applications and New Technologies of Civil Engineering Materials and Structures—Third Edition

edited by

Wensheng Wang

, Zhiqi Sun and

Yiming Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; cementitious materials; asphalt materials; artificial intelligence; new modeling and simulations; material design; performance prediction; construction; applications

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

Advanced Nuclear Materials for Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Systems

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear materials; next-generation nuclear energy systems; accident-tolerant fuels; corrosion and compatibility; SiC composites; multiscale modeling; data-driven materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Emerging Methods of Graphene Fabrication and Applications

edited by Stanislav A. Moshkalev, Tahmasb Hatami and

Paloma Pellegrini

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene; graphene synthesis; graphitization; graphene formation mechanisms; liquid-phase exfoliation; sustainable manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Multi-Scale Simulation During Solidification

edited by

Ang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; simulation microstructure; defect; alloys

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

Advanced Nanomaterials and Delivery Systems for Next-Generation Vaccines and Immunoengineering

edited by

Fernando Gomes de Souza Junior

, Shekhar Bhansali and Vivek A. Kamat

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; next-generation vaccines; mRNA vaccines; lipid nanoparticles; LNPs; nanovaccines; immunoengineering; vaccine delivery systems; smart delivery systems; controlled release; programmable biomaterials; polymeric nanoparticles; hydrogels; stimuli-responsive biomaterials; vaccine adjuvants; antigen delivery; precision immunization; cancer vaccines; nano-enabled immunotherapy; mucosal vaccines; microneedles; thermostable vaccines; artificial intelligence-assisted biomaterials discovery; materials informatics; scientific knowledge mining; semantic systems for vaccine technologies; knowledge graphs in immunoengineering; computational discovery pipelines; translational vaccine manufacturing; structure–property–function relationships.

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

Functional/Structural Polymers and Composites Produced by the Addition of Plant Biomass or Waste Materials Using Various Production Technologies—Second Edition

edited by

Beata Anwajler

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; sustainability; natural fillers; biocomposites; biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Durability, Corrosion and Protection of Construction Materials in Marine Environments

edited by Qiang Xu,

Yujie Li

and

Tongsheng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine construction materials; marine corrosion; material degradation; chloride ingress; reinforced concrete; cementitious materials; durability; protective coatings; corrosion inhibitors; repair materials; corrosion monitoring; service life prediction

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

Multifunctional Antioxidants and Biomaterials: From Extraction and Synthesis to Biological Assessment and Computational Simulation

edited by

Houssem Boulebd

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional antioxidants; antioxidant biomaterials; organic synthesis; natural product extraction; computational chemistry; radical scavenging mechanisms; structure–activity relationships; biocompatibility; bioactive polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Hydration, Microstructure, and Properties of Modern Cement and Concrete Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by Xiaohan Yu, Xiaoxian Wang,

Mingqi Li

and

Xin Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydration; microstructure; properties; modellings; material design; low carbon; modern cement and concrete

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

Next-Generation Materials for Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics

edited by

Riccardo Monterubbianesi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentistry; dental materials; restorative dentistry; endodontic materials; 3D printing; CAD/CAM materials; bioactive materials; resin-based composites; dental bioceramics; biomimetic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Defect and Phonon Engineering in Thermoelectric Materials: From Fundamentals to Device

edited by

Jun Luo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: defect engineering; phonon engineering; thermoelectric materials; lattice thermal conductivity; phonon scattering; point defects; thermoelectric devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Research on Properties of Laser Crystal Materials

edited by

Bingxuan Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser crystals; solid-state lasers; spectroscopic properties; thermal properties; crystal growth; rare-earth doping; gain media; optical materials

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

Advances in Ferroelectric Materials: Structure, Properties and Application

edited by

Geng Huangfu

and

Ze Xu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric; piezoelectric; dielectric; polarization; energy storage; electronic devices; defect chemistry; high power applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Characterization and Performance of Multifunctional Conductive Polymer Composite Films

edited by Bing Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: conductive polymer composite films; processing–structure–property relationships; structure design and characterization; multi-source thermal driving and sensing; mechanical and electrical property; scalable manufacturing and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Xingyi Ma

and Farah Deeba Memon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; materials informatics; machine learning; materials discovery; functional materials; nanomaterials; biomaterials; structure–property relationships; materials characterization; AI-guided materials design

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

AI-Driven Analysis and Optimization of Advanced Materials and Structures

edited by

Maria Amélia Ramos Loja

and

André M. Carvalho

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-informed neural networks; generative AI for materials and structures design; surrogate modeling; structural health monitoring; topology optimization; data-driven constitutive modeling

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

From Solid Wastes to Sustainable Construction Materials: Low-Carbon Strategies and Circular Economy

edited by Yu Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid wastes; sustainable construction materials; low-carbon strategies; circular economy

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

Bioinspired Functional Materials and Flexible Electronics

edited by

Ziyi Dai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinspired functional materials; flexible electronics; triboelectric nanogenerator; self-powered sensing; wearable sensors; human–machine interaction; soft robotics; solid–liquid interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Functional Textiles: Materials, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Yuyang Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: textiles, fibers and polymers; functionality; modification; smart textile; bio-extracts; nanomaterials; flame retardant; enzyme; sustainability

Advanced Metallic Materials for Structural and Functional Applications: Processing, Microstructure and Performance

edited by

Yanzhong Tian

, Xiangyu Zhong and Haitao Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloy; additive manufacturing; heterogeneous microstructure; fatigue; strengthening mechanism; mechanical property

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

Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors from Advanced Materials and Devices to High-Efficiency Applications

edited by Feng Zhou,

Xiaolu Guo

, Xiao Wang and

Heng An

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide bandgap semiconductor; gallium nitride semiconductor; gallium oxide semiconductor; irradiation power elec-tronics; extreme environment applications; ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors; semiconductor devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Semiconductor Integration on Silicon for Photonics

edited by Xin Wei and Hung-Pin Hsu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; heterogeneous integration; III-V on silicon; CMOS-compatible process; optical interconnects; PIC (photonic integrated circuits); co-packaged optics (CPO); 3D stacking

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

Hydrogen Induced Material Degradation: Mechanisms, Characterization and Multi-Scale Modeling

edited by Xiaofei Guo and Jinxu Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen diffusion; hydrogen trapping; microstructure–hydrogen interactions; multi-scale modeling; correlative characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Recycling of Demolition Waste for Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Paweł Ogrodnik

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; waste aggregates; green concrete; fire temperatures; construction safety

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

Advances in Sustainable and Durable Electrocatalytic Materials for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

edited by Ao Yu and Ping Peng

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalyst; nanomaterial; structure–activity relationship; electrochemical characterization; non-precious metal catalyst; fuel cell materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Experimental and Numerical Studies on Mechanical Behaviour of Composite Materials and Structures

edited by

Łukasz Polus

,

Marcin Chybiński

and

Robert Studziński

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; composite structures; steel–timber composite beams; aluminium–timber composite beams; timber–timber composite beams; engineered wood products; sandwich panels; numerical modelling; laboratory tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Computational Mechanics in Construction and Building Materials

edited by Chengcheng Fan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational mechanics; construction materials; multi-physics modeling; sustainability; service life prediction; damage and fracture mechanics; multiscale simulation; interface mechanics analysis

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

Advances in Porous Functional Materials: From Atmospheric Water Harvesting to Sustainable Water‑Energy Applications

edited by

Yanghui Luo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous functional materials; metal‑organic frameworks; atmospheric water harvesting; hygroscopic materials; water‑energy coupling; hetero‑interface engineering; enthalpy‑entropy synergy; aerogels; porous hydrogels; waste‑heat utilization; sorption mechanism; photothermal conversion; sustainable water technology; material‑device integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

AI-Based Material Design, Performance Evaluation and Construction Quality Control of Asphalt Pavement—Second Edition

edited by Xunhao Ding,

Yanshun Jia

,

Wensheng Wang

, Bo Li and Xiong Xiao

submission deadline 27 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt/cement-based material; high-throughput computing; genome interpretation of materials; AI-driven inverse design of materials; pavement performance evaluation; green and sustainable materials; ‌intelligent construction and monitoring

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

Knowledge-Guided and Data-Driven Life Cycle Management of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Materials

edited by

Xiao Tan

,

Dongzhao Jin

,

Pengwei Guo

and Yuhuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge graphs; explainable AI; life cycle assessment; sustainable concrete; environmental impact; embodied carbon; predictive maintenance; digital twins

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

Design, Behavior and Application of Lightweight or Multi-Functional Materials

edited by Xiaofei Cao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical design; mechanical behavior; lightweight materials; multi-functional materials; numerical simulation; experimental test

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

Recent Progress in Multiscale Surface Analysis of Additive Manufactured Materials

edited by

Satyavan Digole

and

Tushar Borkar

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; multiscale surface analysis; surface characterization; microstructure-property relationships; corrosion and wear behavior; surface defects and morphology; functional performance of AM components

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

Advances in Surface Engineering and Tribology of Materials

edited by

Andrzej Perec

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; advanced manufacturing; cutting quality; erosion; control parameters optimization

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

Advanced Sustainable Construction Materials: Data-Driven Property Prediction, Recycling and Applications

edited by

Justyna Dzięcioł

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; recycled materials management; circular economy in construction; machine learning in civil engineering; data-driven material prediction; construction and demolition waste recycling; sustainable construction processes; intelligent construction materials; artificial intelligence in construction; life cycle assessment

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

Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation

edited by Stavros K. Kourkoulis and

Dimos A. Triantis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; fracture mechanics; acoustic emissions; electric and electromagnetic emissions; non-extensive statistical mechanics; natural time analysis

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

Photocatalytic Materials: Design, Mechanisms and Environmental Applications

edited by Mohamed Mehdi Kaci and Jingdong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic materials; photocatalysis; nanomaterials; solar energy conversion; wastewater remediation; water splitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

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

edited by

Bin Zheng

and

Ting Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Repair Materials for Sustainable Building

edited by

Ilaria Capasso

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3399 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable repairing materials; eco-friendly building materials; historical buildings conservation; protection methods for cultural heritage; sustainable heritage restoration; green buildings

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

Advanced Additive Manufacturing and Its Application—2nd Edition

edited by Reza Teimouri

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open

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

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

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