Materials

Polymers and Plastic Waste: Properties, Mechanics, Chemical and Thermal Recycling

edited by

Adam Gnatowski

and

Agnieszka Kijo-Kleczkowska

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4322 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermomechanical properties of polymers and composites; structure of polymeric materials; combustion and pyrolysis of polymeric materials; recycling of polymeric materials; co-combustion and co-pyrolysis of polymeric materials with fuels and waste; thermal analysis of polymers and composites; TG/DTG; DTA; DSC; QMS; modeling and computer simulation of polymeric materials’ property changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Mechanical and Acoustic Properties of Metamaterials

edited by

Fengxian Xin

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4042 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin film acoustic metamaterial; acoustic properties of porous materials; material structure vibration and noise control; lightweight material structure vibration and noise reduction; design, performance characterization, and application of metamaterials or meta structures; structural mechanics, vibration, and noise reduction of composite materials; two-dimensional plate acoustic metamaterial structure

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

Advances in Natural Building and Construction Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Paweł Strzałkowski

,

Luís M. O. Sousa

and

Ekin Köken

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural building and construction materials; dimension stones; mineral aggregates; reuse of waste as construction material

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

Structure and Properties of Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices—2nd Edition

edited by

Guiying Xu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3163 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure; preparation; performance; thermoelectric; materials; devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Properties of Materials

edited by Ru Guo and

Mingyang Yan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3129 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectric; piezoelectric; ferroelectric; energy storage; energy harvesting; electrocaloric; sensing; actuation; electronics; fundamental principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Sustainability and Performance of Reinforced Concrete and Cement Composite

edited by

Alessio Cascardi

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; reinforced concrete durability; cementitious composites; low-carbon cement; recycled aggregates; fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); life cycle assessment (LCA); alternative binders; corrosion resistance; green Infrastructure

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

Advanced Surface Engineering: Mechanisms, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Maria Richert

and

Marzanna Książek

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2709 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and phase composition of surface layers; surface residual stresses; wear resistance; corrosion resistance; heat resistance; wettability; biocompatibility; forming the properties of metal surfaces; composite and ceramic details; durability and reliability of surfaces; surface heat treatment; nitriding; other manufacturing methods; PVD; CVD; thermal spraying; surface protection; painting; anodizing; mechanisms of coating; circular economy and risk in surface technologies

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

Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion Reactions

edited by

Jiangtian Li

and

Deryn Chu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy conversion; electrocatalysts; hydrogen evolution/oxygen evolution; oxygen reduction reaction; CO2 reduction; ammonium production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advanced Lightweight Structural Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Valentino Paolo Berardi

,

Paulina Obara

and

Tomasz Maleska

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight structures; cables; efficiency; shells; optimization; composite materials; membranes; sustainable; thin-walled members; trusses

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

Advanced Laser and Material Technologies for Applications in Nuclear Energy

edited by

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, Zhenjun Li and Songbai Cheng

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser technology; material behaviors; laser material processing; material surface decontamination; laser-assisted inspection; laser-induced material phenomena; nuclear energy; nuclear materials; nuclear safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Size-Dependent Effects in Materials for Environmental Protection and Energy Application (3rd Edition)

edited by

Radostina Stoyanova

and

Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced inorganic materials; chemistry of materials; computational chemistry; catalysts/sorbents; electrode materials for rechargeable batteries; hydrogen storage materials; glasses and ceramics; optics; molecular electronics; bio-compatible materials

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

New Processes and Technologies in Alloy Materials: Focus on Additive Manufacturing, HEAs, and Welding

edited by Waris Nawaz Khan and

Nitin Saini

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); high-entropy alloys (HEAs); advanced welding technologies; microstructure–property relationships; phase transformation; machine learning in alloy design; alloy repair and remanufacturing; in situ process monitoring; post-processing and heat treatment; multi-material joining

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

Solder Alloys and Metals: From Design to Applications

edited by

Murali Mohan Cheepu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: lead-free solder alloys; nanostructured and composite solder alloys; high-performance and novel solder materials; soldering in additive manufacturing; wettability and interface reactions; microstructure and solidification; AI and machine learning in soldering; advanced soldering techniques; solder joint reliability and failure analysis; soldering for next-generation electronics; microfabrication

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

Polymeric Membrane Innovations in Membrane Bioreactor Applications

edited by

Wirginia Tomczak

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; membrane bioreactor; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; fouling; fermentation; separation; bioconversion

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

Design and Development of Polymeric Matrix Composites for Dentistry

edited by

Carlos Enrique Cuevas Suárez

and Ana M. Herrera-González

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; biomaterials; dental resin; polymers; photopolymerization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Materials for Solid Oxide Cells: Performance and Degradation Modeling

edited by

Omid Babaie Rizvandi

and Anna Staerz

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide cells (SOCs) ; performance modeling ; degradation mechanisms ; electrochemical modeling ; multi-physics simulation multi-physics; lifetime prediction ; thermo-mechanical stress; redox cycling; electrode degradation; data-driven modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Exploring Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Materials in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Dongqin Yu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks; biomedical applications; crystalline structure; biocatalysts; drug delivery; nanozymes; stability; biosecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Energy Storage Redefined: The Latest Developments in Graphene-Based Materials

edited by Jing Zhao

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based materials; energy storage; batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; material synthesis; composite materials; electrochemical performance; nanostructure design; charge-storage mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Advances in Ceramic Dental Materials

edited by

Tomofumi Sawada

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental ceramic; ceramic matrix composite; CAD/CAM; subtractive manufacturing; additive manufacturing; milling; 3D printing; biomaterials; bone substitute

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Nanozyme Nanomaterials: From Concepts to Applications

edited by Shuai Zheng and Shu Wang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanozymes; composite nanomaterials; biosensing; rapid detection; environmental monitoring; clinical pathogen detection; nanozyme engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Corrosion and Protection of Metallic Materials

edited by Xiaowei Lei,

Peng Han

and Wenlan Wei

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18125 | Submission Open

Keywords: uniform and localized corrosion; electrochemical corrosion; surface analysis and modification; coatings; inhibitors; modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Development of Sustainable Asphalt Materials

edited by Bo Li,

Huanan Yu

, Fujiao Tang, Enhui Yang and Haopeng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9479 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-icing materials; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP); recycled asphalt shingle (RAS); crumb rubber; waste plastic; sustainable pavement

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

Corrosion, Fatigue and Corrosion Protection of Metals and Their Alloys in Various Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by

Florina Branzoi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9113 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion processes; electrochemical methods; corrosion protection; organic coatings; inorganic coatings; nanocomposite film; corrosion inhibitor; surface analysis; mechanical properties; microstructure; fatigue; metallic materials; computer modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advances in Materials Processing (4th Edition)

edited by

Hansang Kwon

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8441 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; manufacturing; powder metallurgy; processing of composite materials; surface modification; plasma synthesis; laser processing

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

Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete—Second Edition

edited by Jiaxiang Lin and

Prabir K. Sarker

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7790 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; low-carbon cement; alternative binders; carbon capture in concrete; concrete recycling; eco-friendly construction materials; lifecycle assessment of concrete; green building technologies; concrete durability and performance; innovative concrete mix designs

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

Green and Resilient Materials and Technologies for Future-Oriented Built Environments

edited by

Piotr Smarzewski

and

Tomasz Rudnicki

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7214 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; eco-efficient binders; biocomposites; reuse of construction and demolition waste in new applications; LCA and CBA frameworks for evaluating performance and sustainability; climate-resilient materials and self-repairing systems; smart technologies (sensors, AI, and digital twins) in construction and asset management

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

Mechanical Properties and Strengthening Mechanism of New Superalloys

edited by

Rui Zhang

, Weihong Zhang and Yubi Gao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7137 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ni-based wrought superalloy; twin boundary; twinning strengthening; stacking fault; microstructure; mechanical property

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

Advanced Materials, Structures, and Technologies for Thin-Film Light-Emitting Diodes

edited by

Carmela Tania Prontera

and

Marco Pugliese

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7035 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film LEDs; LEDs; quantum dots; perovskites; organic materials; interfaces; semiconductors; OLEDs

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

Physical Metallurgy of Metals and Alloys (4th Edition)

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6237 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced metallic alloys; combinatorial alloy design; additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy; energy field-assisted machining and plastic-forming technologies; solidification and casting; high-energy beam welding; heat treatment and surface treatment; microstructure-property characterization; simulation and modeling; strengthening and toughening technologies

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

Advancements in Plastic Forming and Metal Processing: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Qiang Zhu and Chaogang Ding

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6143 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; metal forming processes; metal and alloys; finite element modeling; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; constitutive modeling; deformation mechanism

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

Advances in Metal Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Georgi Kostadinov

, Todor Penyashki and Mara Kandeva

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6129 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; processes and methods; surface modification; new coating materials; structure; wear and corrosion resistance; characteristics; properties; biocompatibility

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

Corrosion of Materials: Evaluation, Testing, Protection, and Failure Analysis, Third Edition

edited by

You Zhang

and

Yujie Qiang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5916 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; failure analysis; corrosion inhibitor; surface modification; advanced coating; self-assembled film; DFT calculation; molecular dynamics simulation; active protection; electrochemical characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Micro/Nano-Structured Material Surfaces and Their Functional Coatings

edited by

Michael A. Morris

,

Feiran Li

, Dayong Li and Liming Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5900 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano structure; functional surfaces and interfaces; surface materials; micro/nano characterization

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

Advances in Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Applied Sciences (2nd Edition)

edited by

Evaggelos Kaselouris

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5859 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling and simulation; multiphysics problems; experimental measurements; macroscale; microscale; nanoscale

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

Adhesion to Modern Dental Ceramics and Dental Biomaterials

edited by

Barbara Lapinska

and

Kinga Bociong

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5606 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental ceramic materials; dental ceramic bonding; resin-ceramic adhesion; silane coupling agents; hydrofluoric acid etching; resin cements; surface treatment techniques; properties of modified dental materials; tribochemical coating; universal adhesives; bond durability; ageing of dental materials; CAD/CAM ceramics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Research on Performance Improvement of Advanced Alloys (2nd Edition)

edited by

Guozheng Quan

and

Chuntang Yu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5195 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; property; alloy; metal; heat treatment; forming; surface treatment; performance; simulation; microstructural characterization; design

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

Emerging Lightweight Metallic and Non-Metallic Materials: From Properties to Applications

edited by

Radoslaw Jasiński

,

Krzysztof Stebel

, Slavka Harabinova,

Iwona Galman

and

Krzysztof Grzyb

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5046 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight materials; material engineering; emerging materials; sustainable materials; structural reinforcements; nanomaterials; aviation industry; automotive industry; steel reinforcement; FRP reinforcement; GFRP mesh; plastic fiber

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

Recent Research in Restorative Dental Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Leszek Szalewski

and

Ingrid K. Różyło-Kalinowska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5002 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite resins; glass ionomer cement; porcelain; ceramic; resin-based luting agents; ceramic; restorative dentistry; prosthetic; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advanced Experimental Technology, Theory and Numerical Methods in Concrete Materials

edited by

Shuyang Yu

, Yuan Gao,

Wenbing Zhang

and Jiajie Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 4882 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; mechanical properties; numerical methods; theoretical solutions; fracture mechanisms

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

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Natural and Synthetic Porous Materials for Various Applications

edited by

Oana Cadar

and

Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepańska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4438 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; porous ceramics; porous metals; porous polymers; metal–organic materials; zeolites; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Reinforced Concrete: Mechanical Properties and Materials Design

edited by Zhi Ge and

Feng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4332 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; structural mechanics; seismic design; durability; sustainable materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; computational modelling; structural optimization; non-destructive testing; life-cycle assessment

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

Innovations in Sustainable Construction and Road Engineering Materials

edited by Yanping Sheng and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4009 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced construction materials; road engineering materials; sustainable composites; green building technologies; smart materials; carbon emission reduction; solid waste utilization; low-carbon cementitious materials; recycled construction materials; eco-friendly infrastructure

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

Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials: Properties and Applications

edited by

José Manuel De Sena Cruz

and

Luís Correia

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3972 | Submission Open

Keywords: FRP materials and systems; structural applications of FRPs; innovative FRP solutions; advanced contributions to FRP knowledge; FRP material testing; durability and performance of FRPs; finite element analysis of FRPs; sustainable FRP materials; recyclability of FRP composites; case studies; standardization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Tribological Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Advanced Materials

edited by

Sung-Jun Lee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3857 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribological modeling; contact mechanics; advanced surface coatings; wear resistance mechanisms; finite element analysis; mechanical durability assessment; durability prediction; multi-scale analysis

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

Advances in Synthesis and Multiscale Characterization of Functional Polymeric Materials

edited by

Alexandra-Ileana Portoaca

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3793 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional polymers; polymer synthesis; multiscale characterization; stimuli-responsive materials; conductive and semiconductive polymers; biocompatible and biodegradable polymers; polymer composites and hybrids; sustainable polymer processing; structure–property relationships; advanced imaging and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Optimization and Simulation in Alloy Cutting Processes (Third Edition)

edited by

Wojciech Zębala

and

Emilia Franczyk

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3723 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining; CNC machining; CAD/CAM systems; optimization; simulation; FEM; additive manufacturing; difficult-to-cut materials; microstructure; hybrid manufacturing

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

Cutting Process of Advanced Materials

edited by

Łukasz Ślusarczyk

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining; simulation of cutting processes; physical phenomena during cutting; optimization of manufacturing; material models; difficult-to-cut materials

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

Functional Photoelectric Materials: Design, Synthesis and Application

edited by

Zhou Yang

and Xia Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3529 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and synthesis of the photoelectric materials; perovskite solar cell; LED; flexible electronics; organic host/guest room temperature phosphorescence materials; flexible sensors; displays; biomedical detection; Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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

Advances in Superconducting Materials for Electric Power Applications

edited by Xinsheng Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting materials; electromagnetic simulation; electric power applications; superconducting motors; HTS cables/conductors; magnets; energy storage devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Metals/Alloys

edited by

Zbigniew Brytan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; corrosion protection; metallic alloys; surface engineering; protective coatings; corrosion inhibitors; stress corrosion cracking; localized corrosion; electrochemical methods; service life extension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

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