Materials

Packaging and Polymer-Based Materials

edited by

Jesús-María García-Martínez

and

Emilia P. Collar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open

Keywords: packaging; polymers; recyclability; additives; labeling; novel designs; end-use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Materials in Cultural Heritage Conservation

edited by

Qixing Xia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4342 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; gels; microemulsions; nanoparticles; functional materials; composites; cultural heritage preservation; cleaning; consolidation; protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Manufacturing, Characterization and Modeling of Advanced Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Madhav Baral

and Charles Lu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4129 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis and fabrication; additive manufacturing; material characterization; finite element modeling

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

Advanced Materials for Chemical Sensors

edited by

Sonia Freddi

and

Monica Bollani

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4123 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; electronic noses; graphene; 2D materials; MOFs; MOXs; flexible sensors; artificial intelligence; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Metal Oxide and Its Composites for Electro/Photo-Catalytic Hydrogen Generation and Supercapacitors

edited by

Akbar I. Inamdar

and

Supriya A. Patil

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4100 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; water splitting; supercapacitor; photocatalysis; electrochemistry; inorganic materials; nanomaterials; structural and morphological properties; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Advances in Porous Materials: Simulation, Design, Synthesis, Properties, Applications

edited by Anna Deryło-Marczewska,

Małgorzata Zienkiewicz-Strzałka

and Magdalena Błachnio

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3829 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; structural, textural, morphological characteristics; structure–properties relationships; interphase phenomena; theoretical and experimental analysis; porous carriers; catalysts; environmental; medicinal; technological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Advances in Asphalt Materials: Preparation, Properties and Characterization

edited by Meizhu Chen and

Qi Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3670 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; modified asphalt; pavement performance; sustainable materials; recycled asphalt pavement; nanomaterials; asphalt aging and durability; functional pavements; green technologies; pavement engineering

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

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design, Process Development, and Characterization

edited by Sen Liu and

Avik Samanta

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3566 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; process development; in situ monitoring; microstructures; physical property; post-processing; surface treatment

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

Development of Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

edited by

Guo-Ming Weng

and Yuanming Gao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3028 | Submission Open

Keywords: sodium-ion battery; high-voltage cathode material; high-capacity anode material; cathode-electrolyte interphase; solid-electrolyte interphase; aqueous sodium-ion battery; solid-state sodium-ion battery; anode-less sodium-ion battery; large-scale manufacturing; lifecycle modeling and prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Preparation and Application of Pulsed Laser Deposition High-Performance Thin Films

edited by

Stefan-Andrei Irimiciuc

and

Jan Lancok

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulsed laser deposition; oxides; nitrides; oxynitrides; chalcogenide; metals; sensors; laser-matter interaction; high-entropy coatings; nanostructured materials; surface engineering; functional coatings; epitaxy

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

High Entropy Alloys, Refractory Materials and Advanced Metallic Materials: Mechanical Properties and Applications

edited by Yafei Pan,

Fenghua Luo

and Siyao Xie

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2850 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; refractory metals; mechanical properties; high-temperature applications; spark plasma sintering; additive manufacturing; microstructure–property relationships; densification mechanisms; extreme environments

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

Research on Corrosion Behavior of Metallic Materials

edited by

Juan Ignacio Ahuir-Torres

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2713 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; metallic materials; electrochemistry; additive manufacturing; corrosive environments; tribocorrosion; corrosion inhibitor; corrosion at heat temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Applications of Advanced Glass in Information, Energy and Engineering

edited by Feng He,

De Fang

and

Jiang Shi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2712 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced glass materials; multifunctionality; synthesis; modification; crystallization; photovoltaic glass; optical glass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Preparation and Properties of New Cementitious Materials (Third Edition)

edited by

Mohammad Saberian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2675 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; green binders; geopolymers and polymers; zero cement composites; properties of cementitious materials; enzyme; nanomaterials

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

Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials: Preparation and Properties (Second Edition)

edited by

Antonio D’Angelo

and

Michelina Catauro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2608 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer composites; sustainability; physico-chemical properties; compressive strength; alternative precursors; waste recycling

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

Oral Tissue Engineering, Tissue Modelization, and Materials Thereof

edited by

Stéphane Durual

and

Laurine Marger

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone and soft tissue engineering; biomaterials and scaffolds; organoids; 3D-cultures; modelization; stem cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Engineering the Future: Advances in 3D Printing Formulations for Biomedical Solutions

edited by

Mariana Ionita

, Elena Alina Chiticaru and

George Mihail Vlǎsceanu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2503 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; 3D printing; biodegradable polymers; bioceramics for tissue engineering; nanocomposites; multi-material printing; rheological optimization; hydrogelation; biomedical scaffolds

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

High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion

edited by Yunpeng Zheng and

Zhifang Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2478 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric; thermoelectric device; thermoelectric thin films; single crystals; decoupling; plasticity; zT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Plastic Deformation and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by Roxane Massion and

Laszlo S. Toth

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; mechanics of metals; mechanical metallurgy; crystal plasticity; strain hardening; crystallographic textures; forming techniques; friction

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

Recent Advances in Ultrafast Laser Precise Manufacturing

edited by

Jiecai Feng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2321 | Submission Open

Keywords: brittle and hard materials; ultrafast laser processing; model; artificial intelligence; precise manufacturing

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

Foam Materials and Applications

edited by

Zefeng Jing

and

Yanqing Niu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2321 | Submission Open

Keywords: foam materials; energy materials; energy storage; firefighting foam; foam structure; extinguishment foam; fire disaster; coal combustion; coal fire

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Emerging Materials for Photonic and Solar-Driven Applications

edited by

Tongming Su

and

Xingwang Zhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; solar energy conversion; photovoltaics; photocatalysis; light-harvesting materials; charge separation; green catalysis; energy storage; heterojunctions; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Microstructure and Properties of Sustainable Cement and Concrete

edited by

Weiting Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cement and concrete; low-carbon binders; microstructure–property relationship; alternative cementitious materials; recycled aggregates; geopolymer and alkali-activated materials; hydration and reaction mechanism; durability and long-term performance; nano- and micro-scale modification; eco-friendly construction materials; carbonation and chloride ingress; lifecycle assessment of concrete

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

Next-Generation Sustainable Materials for Green Manufacturing and Circular Economy

edited by Xiao Sun and

Hao Lu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2064 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon ecological materials; sustainable materials; environmental impact assessment; CCUS technologies; life-cycle assessment; eco-innovative material development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Machining Processes for Metals and Ceramics

edited by

Ji Zhao

and

Zixuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2020 | Submission Open

Keywords: polishing; grinding; laser; additive manufacturing; surface properties; ultrasonic vibration

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

Additive Manufacturing for Advanced Thermal Management Systems

edited by

Beata Anwajler

and

Jacek Kasperski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing 3D printing; materials; heat transfer; sustainability; optimization of heat transfer; advanced thermal management systems

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

Maxillofacial Prosthetic and Reconstructive Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Mark W. Beatty

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1965 | Submission Open

Keywords: facial prosthetic materials; maxillofacial prosthetic materials; maxillofacial reconstructive materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Featured Reviews on Soft Matter

edited by

Ingo Dierking

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly and self-organisation; soft polymers, soft robotics; colloidal solids, phase transitions and glass transition; liquid crystals (thermotropic or lyotropic); gels, foams, surfactants, soft interfaces, suspensions and complex fluids; biological materials; granular matter; active matter; soft (tuneable) photonic and metamaterials; stimuli-responsive soft materials (thermal, electric, magnetic, mechanical and optic); new experimental techniques for soft matter (mechanical, rheological, scattering, imaging and microscopic); theory and simulation of soft matter; application of machine learning to soft matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Additive Manufacturing of Structural Materials and Their Composites

edited by

Bin Han

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; structural materials; lattice architectures; metamaterials; optimization; simulation; defect analysis; composites; mechanical properties; material characterization

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

Forming and Manufacturing Technology of High-Performance Gears

edited by

Wei Feng

and Xinghui Han

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open

Keywords: gear materials; gear forging; performance improvement of gears; precision control of gears; heat treatment technology of gears; microstructure evolution; numerical simulation for gear forging

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

Porous Metals: Preparation, Microstructure, Properties and Performance (Second Edition)

edited by

Yuyuan Zhao

and Huiping Tang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous metals; metal foams; cellular metals; porous structure; fabrication methods; properties; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Functional Materials for Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Heavy Metals

edited by Yue Zhang,

Jiaying Xing

and

Biao Fu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1873 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth element recovery; heavy metal extraction and separation; interface catalysis; resource recycling; selective redox; functional material properties; active site regulation; flue gas treatment; defect engineering; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Mechanical Properties of Advanced Metamaterials

edited by

Xueyan Chen

,

Xiaojun Tan

and

Qingxiang Ji

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced material; mechanical metamaterial; soft robotics; structure design; thermal metamaterials

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

Development and Application of Wood-Based Materials

edited by

Marek Wieruszewski

and Adrian Trociński

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; wood-based materials; bio-composites; durability; mechanical resistance; wood modification; sustainability; renewable resources; engineered wood; manufacturing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Evaluation of the Surface Topography, Abrasive Processing, and Precision Machining Technology and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Katarzyna Tandecka

and

Thomas G. Mathia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface topography; abrasive processing; precision machining; surface integrity; machining optimization; high-precision measurement; advanced manufacturing technologies

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

Multifunctional Materials for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Libor Topolár

and

Nuha Mashaan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1660 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional building materials; energy-efficient envelopes; self-sensing; cementitious composites/SHM; phase change materials (PCM); building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); hygrothermal and thermo-mechanical modelling; non-destructive testing (NDT); destructive testing and durability; life-cycle assessment (LCA) and embodied carbon; bio-based and recycled materials; fire performance and resilience

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

Metallic Rolling and Plastic Forming

edited by

Jingguo Ding

and Xu Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1595 | Submission Open

Keywords: rolling; numerical modeling; intelligent modeling; finite element analysis; mechanical analysis; multi-objective optimization; digital twin; machine learning

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

Deformation/Fracture Behavior, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Steel

edited by

Ming-Wei Wu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; microstructure; mechanical behavior; deformation; fracture; material analysis; simulation

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

Electronic Structure of Novel Semiconducting Materials

edited by Maciej Winiarski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1486 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductors; electronic structure; bandgap; theoretical modeling; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in Plasma Treatment of Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Mirosław Dors

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma deposition; plasma etching; plasma treatment of materials; surface activation; surface functionalization; plasma for material fabrication; waste decomposition

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

Sustainable Functional Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Shun Lu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; energy storage and conversion; molecular activation; sensors and actuators; environmental science and engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advances in Characterization, Modeling and Design of Magnetic Materials

edited by

Artur Chrobak

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetism, micromagnetic simulations; rare-earth free magnets; optimization of magnetic properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Mechanics of Sustainable Engineering Materials: Performance, Degradation and Applications

edited by

Xu Long

, Xindang He and Tang Gu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering materials; resource-efficient material design; mechanical reliability; wear and tribology; degradation and durability; structural integrity; failure and damage analysis; service performance prediction; microstructure–property relationship; multiscale modeling

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

Electrochemical Processing and Its Composite Processing Techniques in Aeronautics and Astronautics Applications

edited by Hansong Li and Xiaolei Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical machining; electrochemical deposition; electrochemical additive manufacturing; electrochemical post-treatment; corrosion and protection; electrochemical composite processing; processing quality improvement; hard-to-machine materials; processing mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

High Performance 3D Printing Materials

edited by

Jingwei He

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; high-performance materials; mechanical properties; heat resistance; chemical stability; polymer; composites; light-curing resin

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

Advanced Optoelectronic Materials and Functional Devices: Development, Characterization, and Application

edited by

Ye Yuan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectric materials; optoelectronic devices; perovskites; quantum dots; device physics; photovoltaic conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Emerging Light-Emitting Materials and Devices

edited by

Dong-Ying Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; perovskite emitters; organic light-emitting diodes; phosphors and luminescent materials; flexible optoelectronics

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

Laser Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering

edited by

Irina Hussainova

,

Tatevik Minasyan

and

Nikhil Kamboj

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser manufacturing; materials engineering; laser-based additive manufacturing; laser surface modification; process monitoring

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

Role of Advanced Metallic Materials Within Industry 5.0

edited by

Katarina Monkova

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic material properties; metallic material for specific application; processing; structural integrity and reliability; design and multiscale modeling; optimization and life cycle assessment

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

Liquid Crystals and Other Partially Disordered Molecular Systems (Second Edition)

edited by

Dorota Dardas

and Sławomir Pieprzyk

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; LCDs; electro-optical devices; photonics; molecular systems; block copolymers

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

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