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Halogen and Chalcogen Bonding in Crystal Design
edited by Teresa Olszewska, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: halogen bonding; chalcogen bonding; crystal engineering; material science
High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion
edited by Yunpeng Zheng and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermoelectric; thermoelectric device; thermoelectric thin films; single crystals; decoupling; plasticity; zT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Laser-Based Surface Processing: Techniques, Mechanisms, and Advanced Applications
edited by Yuhua Huang, and Yunlong Fu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser surface processing; laser surface modification; laser texturing; laser– material interaction; additive manufacturing; laser processing monitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Mechanical Performance and Microstructural Characterization of Light Alloys (3rd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; mechanical performance; microstructure characterization; heat treatment; plastic processing; precipitation; phase transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Design, Optimization, and Mechanical Applications of Smart Materials and Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure optimization; mechanical performance; multi-field coupling; multi-functionality; design and application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Wastewater Treatment submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials; functionalized materials; adsorbents; surface modifications; membrane; emerging contaminants; wastewater treatment; photocatalysis; adsorption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)
The Microstructures and Advanced Functional Properties of Thin Films
edited by , and Jiamiao Ni
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8178 | Submission Open
Keywords: deposition; microstructure; electrical properties; thermal properties; optical properties; thin film growth; functional thin film applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Metal Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Applications (Second Edition) submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7114 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings; aqueous corrosion; high-temperature corrosion; sliding wear; abrasion; solid particle erosion; additive manufacturing; electron beam remelting; laser structuring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
From Conventional to Modern Biomaterials in Dentistry—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6687 | Submission Open
Keywords: dentistry; dental treatments; dental evaluations; implants and implantable materials; polymers; ceramics; metals and alloys; biocompatibility; CAD/CAM/CAE technologies; 3D printing technologies; material characterization; imagistic investigations; numerical simulation; cytotoxicity; biofilms; new and innovative dental materials and dental technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Functional Cement-Based Composites for Civil Engineering (3rd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2381 | Submission Open
Keywords: building materials; durability; recycled materials; cement; concrete; stabilization; life cycle assessment; bricks; block; mortar; geo-polymer; steel; timber; green building materials; eco-friendly materials; nano- and fiber composites; ceramics; limes; PFA; GGBS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advances in the Design and Properties of New Ecoconcrete Formulations (2nd Edition) submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled concrete; recycled aggregates; recycled construction materials; life cycle; characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Emerging Technologies and Materials for Smart, Durable and Sustainable Construction submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart construction; self-healing materials; durability; alternative binders; waste reuse and recycling; sustainability; 3D printing in construction; nanotechnology; self-sensing materials; alternative reinforcement for concrete
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Development and Research of New Dental Materials submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinics; dental materials; dentistry; materials; research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Zhenzhuang Li and Ziqi Guan
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic shape memory alloys; martensitic transformation; magnetic property; solid-state refrigeration; thermal energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Advanced Materials Machining: Theory and Experiment submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision machining; machining and machinability; difficult-to-cut materials; metals and alloys; cutting process modelling and optimization; machining simulation; tool wear and durability; surface topography; diagnostics and process monitoring; cooling conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Materials Innovation Through Atomic Layer Deposition: Process Optimization, Material Properties, and Applications
edited by Dongqing Pan
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic layer deposition (ALD); process optimization; precursor chemistry; material characterization; nanotechnology; semiconductor fabrication; energy storage applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Novel Dental Materials Design and Application
edited by Walter Dukić
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental materials; composite materials; nanotechnology; ceramics; operative dentistry; biocompatible materials; treatment outcome; clinical relevance; biomaterials; clinical relevance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Novel Materials in Highway Engineering
edited by Canlin Zhang, Xiaobin Han and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open
Keywords: design and application of multifunctional material; waste materials utilization; low-carbon emission materials; long-life materials; green environmental protection material; novel characterization of materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Fatigue of Polymers and Composite Materials: From the LCF to the VHCF Life Ranges submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite; polymers; fatigue; ultrasonic fatigue; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; very-high-cycle fatigue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Research Advances in Microelectronics Packaging and Devices: From Materials to Reliability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: microelectronic packaging; high-power device packaging; materials and device reliability; TSV/TGV; hybrid bonding; AI/ML; microstructure; uncertainty quantification; physical and failure analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Multiscale Characterization and Computational Modeling/Simulation of Metallic Materials submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18701 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical property; microstructural analysis; multiscale characterization; nano and atomistic approach; metals and alloys; plastic deformation and fracture; advanced manufacturing; modeling and simulation; hydrogen-related property and mechanism; cold spray
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
Sustainability in Asphalt, Concrete and Pavement Materials: Design, Performance, and Characterization
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 9818 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; asphalt materials; concrete materials; pavement materials; construction; mixed design; performance evaluation; damage mechanism; features characterization; durability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Corrosion Electrochemistry and Protection of Metallic Materials
edited by , and Ricardo Galván-Martínez
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9696 | Submission Open
Keywords: stainless steels; superalloys; aluminum; titanium; electrochemical techniques; corrosion mechanisms; corrosion protection methods; coatings; corrosion inhibitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
Development of Advanced Materials and Technology for Green and Sustainable Environmental Remediation
edited by , and Xing Li
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8454 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable environmental remediation; heavy metal; emerging pollutants; bioavailability; toxic effect; ecological health; numerical model; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)
Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8083 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; fatigue; wear
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (4th Edition) submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open
Keywords: testing; diagnostics; building materials; elements; civil engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Leather, Textiles and Bio-Based Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open
Keywords: leather processing; collagen changes; tanning; application of enzymes; wool; textile functions; natural fibres’ biocompatibility; composites containing bio-based materials; biodegradability of biomaterials; hydrolysis of biomaterials; life cycle assessment.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Surface Technology and Coatings Materials submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7130 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional coatings; functional surfaces; nanocomposite coatings; surface engineering; emerging surface technologies; hybrid coatings; thin films; surface modifications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Functional Materials for Memristors, Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Tunneling Diodes and Field Effect Transistors (FET)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5505 | Submission Open
Keywords: tunneling MIM diodes; memristors; FET; emerging materials; neuromorphic chips; volatile memory and information processing; 3D imaging via neuromorphic chips
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Advanced Cement-Based Composite Materials and Composite Intelligent Design
edited by Wei Wang, Weichen Tian, Mingzhi Wang, Kunyang Yu and Yanqin Zeng
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5031 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced cement-based composite materials; concrete in harsh environment; fibers; phase-change materials; artificial intelligence; infrastructure construction; low-carbon fabrication; composition design and performance prediction; additive manufacturing  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Synthesis, Sintering, and Characterization of Composites
edited by Xiaonan Mu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4711 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramics; alloys and their composites; sintering; mechanical properties; interface structure; strengthening mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Dynamic Behavior of Advanced Materials and Structures (Second Edition)
edited by , Lijun Xiao and Xianfeng Yang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open
Keywords: impact dynamics; analytical methods; dynamic tests; numerical simulation; molecular dynamics; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Advances and Applications of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
edited by Derui Jiang, Aijun Huang and Haopeng Shen
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open
Keywords: powder bed fusion; direct energy deposition; electron beam melting; binder jetting; fused deposition modeling; finite element analysis; microstructure; mechanical properties; process optimization; surface treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Environmentally Friendly Adsorption Materials (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4087 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosorbents; biochar; natural polymers; biodegradable sorbents; green sorbents; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)
Advanced Materials & Methods for Heritage & Archaeology (Second Edition) submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open
Keywords: archeology and heritage buildings; material characterization; non-destructive or micro-destructive analysis of cultural heritage stone; marbles; plasters; ceramics; potteries and glasses; non-destructive techniques for surface characterization; residue analysis; investigation of raw materials and production methods of ancient technologies; investigation of weathering effects; material conservation technologies; heritage building protection; monitoring technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Recent Eco-Trends in Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethane Materials submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3879 | Submission Open
Keywords: polyurethane materials; polyurethane composites; bio-based raw materials; recycling-based raw materials; non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU); sustainable materials; sustainable development; green chemistry; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Advanced Luminescent Materials and Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3585 | 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 Optical and Photonic Materials)
Structure, Properties and Applications of Nanocomposites and Polymer Based Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3243 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposites; polymer-based materials; structure; properties; applications; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Advanced Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3212 | Submission Open
Keywords: sheet metal forming; bulk metal forming; manufacturing process conditions; constitutive modelling; finite element analysis; material characterization; experimental validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Modeling and Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering (Second Edition)
edited by , Linlong Mu and Jiale Li
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3059 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite structures; construction materials; mechanical behavior; modeling and simulations; cement-based materials strength; damage; fatigue; structural performance; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Composites (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2954 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties; alloys; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Advanced Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite materials; advanced characterization methods; biobased composites; non-destructive testing (NDT); fiber-reinforced composites; nanocomposites; multiscale modeling; sustainable composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advanced Nanomaterials for Biological, Medical and Environmental Applications (3rd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2855 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanobiosystems; synthesis; nanotoxicology; nanomedicine; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Assessment of the Strength of Materials and Structure Elements submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2808 | Submission Open
Keywords: in-service degradation; microstructure; strength; fracture toughness; FEA simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Advanced Electrode Materials for Batteries: Design and Performance
edited by Cong Guo and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode material; sodium/potassium/zinc ion battery; lithium– sulfur battery; lithium– air battery; electrode design; electrochemical performances; micro/nanostructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Advances in Fatigue Analysis and Numerical Simulation in Engineering Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue; damage; sensor technology; microscale damage; computational methods; data-driven algorithms; structure– property interactions; effective mechanisms; physics-based modeling.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Innovative Approaches in Asphalt Binder Modification and Performance
edited by Yong Wen and Xiaokang Zhao
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2494 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt binder modification; innovative materials; performance evaluation; pavement engineering; sustainable additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Exploring the Versatility of Piezoelectric and Dielectric Electroceramics: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2341 | Submission Open
Keywords: electroceramics; piezoceramics; nanostructured ceramics; textured ceramics; corner-sharing oxygen octahedral structure; ceramic matrix composites; fabrication techniques; (micro)structure– property relationships; energy generation; storage; and conversion; multiferroics; magnetism; thermoelectrics; and optoelectronics; high-temperature superconductivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
Advances in Material Characterization and Pavement Modeling
edited by , Yi Li, Zhanchuang Han, , Dandan Cao and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open
Keywords: material characterization; pavement modeling; recycled paving materials; long-term performance evaluation; sustainability; environmental efficiency; airport runways and highway structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Corrosion Resistance and Protection of Metal Alloys submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion resistance; corrosion processes; surface technology; protection; electrochemical behavior; organic coatings; silver alloy films; composite coating; alloys; ceramics; oxidation protective coating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
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