Materials

Multifunctional Materials for Biomedical, Cosmetic, and Purification Applications

edited by

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biopolymers; nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; metal oxides; graphene; layered double hydroxides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

From Waste to Value: Advanced Materials for Integrated Pollution Management and Circular Economy

edited by Renlong Liu and

Facheng Qiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2252 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-derived functional materials; porous adsorbents; catalytic materials; photocatalysts; electrocatalysts; membrane materials; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); layered double hydroxides (LDHs); biochar-based materials; geopolymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

High-Entropy Materials: Multi-Scale Design and Behavior Under Extreme Conditions

edited by

,

, Jianbao Zhang,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1794 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy; mechanical properties; irradiation damage; friction and wear; corrosion; atomic-scale simulation; machine-learning; additive manufacturing

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

Materials for Pollutant Removal

edited by

Youcai Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant removal; adsorbent materials; catalytic degradation; pollutant capture and separation; nanomaterials; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites and Coatings

edited by Anindya Ghoshal and Douglas Wolfe

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs); carbon fiber; oxidation; ablation; mechanical properties; thermal barrier coatings (TBCs); environmental barrier coatings (EBCs); hypersonics

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

Advanced Manufacturing, Microstructure Engineering, and Multifunctional Applications of Modern Alloys and Composites

edited by

Mehmet Kaya

and

Ömer Çakmak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys; NiTi; FeMnAlNi; porous biomaterials; Ti-based alloys; powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; severe plastic deformation; martensitic transformation; damping capacity; biocompatibility; semiconductor materials; diffusion bonding; seismic damping; Fe-based alloys

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

New Materials for Biomedical Applications: Innovations from Collaborative Research

edited by

Satoshi Komasa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; collaborative research; biomaterials; in vitro; in vivo; new materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Innovative and Eco-Friendly Materials in the Automotive Industry

edited by

Andrzej Borawski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: automotive; materials; eco-friendly; innovative; composite; vehicles; car parts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Coatings Through Magnetron Sputtering: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Susana Sério

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetron sputtering; advanced coatings; thin films; nanostructured coatings; surface engineering; functional coatings; industrial applications

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

Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials: Design and Performance Studies

edited by

Sebastian Garus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic materials; metamaterials; acoustic wave control; sound absorption; acoustic insulation; materials design; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Microstructure, Toughness and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Diego Vergara

,

Edwan Anderson Ariza Echeverri

and

Antonio Del Bosque

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; post-processing; microstructure; mechanical properties; parameters; in situ monitoring; modeling; simulation

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

Advanced Stainless Steel—from Making, Shaping, Treating to Products (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chao Chen

,

Wangzhong Mu

and

Lei Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: stainless steel; steelmaking; solidification; continuous casting; heat treatment; electric slag remelting; vacuum arc remelting; hot rolling; corrosion; mechanical property

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

Selected Papers from ChemInno 2026: Materials Within Applied Chemistry

edited by Stevan Blagojević,

Nicolina Pop

and

Janez Cerkovnik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional and advanced materials; interdisciplinary materials research; materials science and applied chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Next-Generation Photocatalysis for a Sustainable Future: Materials and Applications for Energy, Environment and Synthesis

edited by

Beatriz Trindade Barrocas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photocatalytic materials; heterogeneous photocatalysis; nanomaterials; environmental remediation; advanced oxidation processes; solar fuels; CO₂ reduction; water splitting; photocatalytic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Feature Papers in Section Smart Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy generation devices; energy storage devices; sensors; actuators; flexible electronics; stretchable electronics; wearable electronics; soft robotics; biomechanics; display

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Artificial Intelligence in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by

Ebrahim Seidi

and Scott F. Miller

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; advanced manufacturing; process optimization; predictive modeling; smart manufacturing; deep learning; data-driven decision-making; real-time monitoring; physics-informed intelligent models

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

Recent Progress in the Additive Manufacturing of Smart Materials

edited by

Dermot Brabazon

and

Denise Bellisario

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; smart materials; shape memory alloys (nitinol); 4D printing; stimuli-responsive materials; functional and adaptive structures

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

Advanced Materials for Structural and Hybrid Bonding: Epoxy Adhesives, Interface Engineering, and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Izabela Miturska-Barańska

,

Anna Rudawska

and

Dana Stančeková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid joints; epoxy adhesives; interface engineering; structural adhesives; modern and ecological structural adhesives; modified epoxy adhesives; adhesive joints; adhesive–riveted joints; bonding technology

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

Machining of Metal-Based Material Surfaces

edited by

Aleksandra Mirowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface topography; roughness; machining; coatings; high-precision measurements; metrology; advanced manufacturing technologies

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

Carbon-Based Novel Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Muhammad Akram

,

Kestutis Baltakys

and

Zahira Bano

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based materials; graphene; CNTs; water remediation; wastewater treatment; desalination; water purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Emerging Materials for Next-Generation Electronic and Photonic Sensors in Environmental Monitoring

edited by Vishal Kumar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic/photonic/optical sensors; flexible and wearable sensors; low-power devices; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials; advanced functional materials; real-time sensing/monitoring; IoT-enabled sensing; biodegradable substrates; artificial intelligence for smart sensing; sustainable functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Intelligent Welding and Advanced Perception Technology for High-Performance Materials

edited by Ting Lei

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent welding; advanced perception technology; weld seam tracking; robot trajectory planning; AI-driven signal processing; weld formation mechanisms; defect suppression strategies; high-performance materials

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

Mechanics of Geomaterials: Multi-Scale Modeling from Micro to Macro

edited by

Lunyang Zhao

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-scale modeling; geomaterials; micromechanics; constitutive modeling; damage mechanics; fracture mechanics

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

Advances in Joining and Surface Engineering for Lightweight Multi-Material Structures

edited by

Piotr Lacki

and

Judyta Niemiro-Maźniak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-material structures; dissimilar joining; surface engineering; lightweight design; interface properties; adhesive bonding; laser texturing

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

Sustainable Construction and Building Materials: Microstructure, Mechanical Performance, and Long-Term Durability

edited by Caifeng Lu, Guanglin Yuan and Qingsong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16770 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; reinforcement and repair; microstructure; mechanical performance; long-term durability; cement-based composites; geopolymer materials; environmental impact; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Environmental Breakthroughs: Advanced Research on New Materials of Depollution Strategies for Water, Soil, Air, and Noise Pollution

edited by

Diana-Carmen Mirila

,

Emilian Florin Moşneguţu

,

Claudia Tomozei

and

Ana Maria Rosu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10400 | Submission Open

Keywords: depollution; water; soil; air; noise; materials; pollutants; remediation; sustainable; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Structural, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reinforced Concrete, Novel Cementitious Composites and Other Brittle Construction Materials

edited by

Grzegorz Ludwik Golewski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7540 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete composite; concrete structures; materials with brittle matrixes; material modification; microstructure; experimental testing; fracture toughness; crack; interfacial transition zone (ITZ); modeling

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

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7016 | 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)

The Development of Sustainable Concrete with Solid Waste and By-Products (Second Edition)

edited by

Ina Pundienė

and Jolanta Pranckevičienė

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6036 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement based materials; alkali-activated materials; organic and inorganic waste; ceramic materials; admixture; nanomaterials; durability; material characterization

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

The Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys (Second Edition)

edited by

Longqing Chen

,

Sheng Cao

and

Wenbin Qiu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5745 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; post-processing; microstructure; anisotropy; columnar grain; non-equilibrium solidification; modeling and simulation

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

Advances in Laser Processing Technology of Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Annalisa Volpe

and

Raffaele De Palo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5578 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser material processing; simulation of laser material processing; laser–matter interaction; laser manufacturing; laser welding; laser ablation; laser micro and nano-machining; metamaterials laser fabrication; ultrashort laser pulses

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

Effect of Additives/Admixtures on the Properties of Concretes and Cementitious Composites—Second Edition

edited by Mengjun Chen and Jiwen Bai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete admixtures; chemical admixture; cement hydration; cementitious materials; solid waste utilization; property modulation

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

The Parameters of Advanced Materials

edited by

Grzegorz Tytko

,

Zhiyuan Xu

, Jolanta Makowska and

Mingyang Lu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5182 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure; physical parameters; chemical parameters; mechanical parameters; thermal parameters; electrical parameters; magnetic parameters; crystal structure

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

Advances in Rock and Mineral Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Gorazd Žibret

,

Vilma Ducman

and

Lea Žibret

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4316 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary and secondary mineral raw materials; engineered materials; life cycle analysis; construction; disposal; recycling

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

Properties, Processing and Applications of Diamond and Related Superhard Materials

edited by Jie Gao and Shengwang Yu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4159 | Submission Open

Keywords: diamond and related superhard materials; properties of diamond; processing of diamond; polishing; etching; application of diamond; growth of diamond; nucleation of diamond; low temperature growth; heteroepitaxial single crystal; diamond coating on WC-Co; diamond coating on GaN; diamond coating on Ga2O3

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Resilient, Sustainable, and Functional Materials for Road Infrastructure

edited by

Xueyan Liu

,

Shi Xu

, Yangming Gao,

Jizhe Zhang

, Yi Li and Sayeda Nowrozon Nahar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient infrastructure; sustainable road materials; functional pavement; self-healing asphalt; circular economy; lifecycle assessment; recycled materials in pavements; climate-adaptive design

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

Advances in Machine Learning for the Prediction of Construction Materials Properties

edited by

Waleed Abdelaziz Zeiada

and

Ali Alnaqbi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3696 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid models; construction materials; material properties prediction; data-driven modeling; soils and unbound aggregates; cementitious composites; asphalt binders and mixtures

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

Materials Science Advancements Through Density Functional Theory

edited by

Agnieszka Kącka-Zych

and

Luis R. Domingo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3622 | Submission Open

Keywords: density functional theory; molecular electron density theory; organic synthesis; bioactive compounds; electronic structure; docking survey; reaction mechanism

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

Advancements in Polymer Composite Materials: Reinforcement, Nano-Engineering, and Sustainable Manufacturing Techniques

edited by Sakrit Hait,

Miroslav Slouf

and

Chungfu Cheng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3565 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional polymer composite; polymer nanocomposite; high-toughness polymer; high-modulus polymer; bio-based microparticles and nanoparticles; reinforcement; polymer recycling; sustainable manufacturing; structure-property relationships; macro-, micro-, and nanomechanical properties; solid-state processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Sustainable Eco-Friendly Advanced Geopolymers: Leveraging Recycled, Bio-Based, and Industrial Waste Constituents

edited by

Katarzyna Łoś

and

Barbara Kozub

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3280 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; green construction materials; bio-based composites; natural fiber-reinforced materials; geopolymer composites; alkali-activated materials; recycled materials; waste-based fillers and reinforcements; eco-friendly infrastructure; circular economy in construction; low-carbon construction technologies; life cycle assessment (LCA); durability of sustainable materials; sustainable infrastructure solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in Lightweight Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Applications

edited by Zhirou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3200 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight alloys; aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; additive manufacturing; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; deformation mechanisms; environmental durability

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

Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (3rd Edition)

edited by

Ruizhe Si

and

Shuaicheng Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; mechanical properties; durability; microstructure; advanced materials characterization; numerical simulations; experimental findings

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

Advanced Abrasive Processing Technology and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by Yufei Gao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3143 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision/ultra-precision abrasive machining; sawing; grinding; lapping; material removal mechanism; machined surface integrity; difficult-to-machine materials; processing damage; processing monitoring

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

Advances in Plasma and Laser Engineering (Third Edition)

edited by

Mariusz Jasinski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3061 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma deposition; laser deposition; plasma treatment of materials; laser treatment of materials; plasma activation of surfaces; laser activation of surfaces; pulsed plasmas; pulsed lasers; new materials; plasma sources; laser sources; plasma engineering; laser engineering

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

Advances in Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Related Materials: Structure Design, Fabrication and Application

edited by

Chong Wei

, Bin Liang and Marcin Chmielewski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3040 | Submission Open

Keywords: SiC materials; SiC-based composites; extreme environment performance; multi-scale structural design; fabrication technology; nuclear applications; electronic devices

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

Research on Properties of Polymers and Their Engineering Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Miaomiao Hu

and Jintang Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; polymerization; anti-corrosion; cementing engineering; drilling; construction materials; disinfection; sterilization; sewage treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (4th Edition)

edited by

Ru Ji

and

Fanghui Han

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and building materials; sustainable development; energy saving; energy efficiency; waste utilization; synthesis and preparation; characterization and properties; application

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

Advances in Superconducting Materials: From Structure and Properties to Applications

edited by

Donghui Liu

,

Hongye Zhang

and Baoqiang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2854 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting materials; microstructural characterization and analysis; pinning properties and vortex dynamics; additive manufacturing; superconducting thin films, conductors, cables, and magnets; multi-physics characterization; simulation and modelling approaches; quench detection and protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Processing and Microstructure Design of Advanced Ceramics

edited by

Bo Ren

and Haiyang Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2823 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; engineering application; microstructure; mechanical properties; thermal properties

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

Advanced Materials for Electrical Engineering: Fabrication, Testing and Applications

edited by Minxia Shi and

Xutao Han

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2619 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric ceramics; insulating paper; insulating oil; ferromagnetic materials; material performance testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

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