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Development and Research of New Dental Materials submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinics; dental materials; dentistry; materials; research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Emerging Technologies and Materials for Smart, Durable and Sustainable Construction submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 701 | 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)
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 306 | 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)
Advanced Materials Machining: Theory and Experiment submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | 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)
Research Advances in Microelectronics Packaging and Devices: From Materials to Reliability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Zhenzhuang Li and Ziqi Guan
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 97 | 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)
Novel Materials in Highway Engineering
edited by Canlin Zhang, Xiaobin Han and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 62 | 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)
Novel Dental Materials Design and Application
edited by Walter Dukić
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Multiscale Characterization and Computational Modeling/Simulation of Metallic Materials submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17050 | 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)
Corrosion Electrochemistry and Protection of Metallic Materials
edited by , and Ricardo Galván-Martínez
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7453 | 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)
Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (4th Edition) submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6473 | Submission Open
Keywords: testing; diagnostics; building materials; elements; civil engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Sustainability in Asphalt, Concrete and Pavement Materials: Design, Performance, and Characterization
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6351 | 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)
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 5244 | 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)
Leather, Textiles and Bio-Based Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4532 | 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)
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 3782 | 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)
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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3611 | 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)
Advanced Luminescent Materials and Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3038 | 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)
Advanced Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2934 | 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)
Assessment of the Strength of Materials and Structure Elements submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2537 | Submission Open
Keywords: in-service degradation; microstructure; strength; fracture toughness; FEA simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
Structure, Properties and Applications of Nanocomposites and Polymer Based Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2183 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposites; polymer-based materials; structure; properties; applications; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1627 | 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)
Advanced Materials for Organic Semiconductors and Their Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open
Keywords: π -conjugated materials; structure− property relationships; optical properties; electronic properties; organic optoelectronic devices; transistors; gas sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Advanced Electrode Materials for Batteries: Design and Performance
edited by Cong Guo and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | 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 Material Characterization and Pavement Modeling
edited by Guozhi Fu, Yi Li, Zhanchuang Han, , Dandan Cao and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1388 | 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)
Biomedical Alloys: Corrosion Protection and New Coatings submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion resistance; biomaterials; new coatings; property of materials; corrosion protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Laser, Plasma, and Radiation Processing of Advanced Functional Materials for Magnetic, Electrotechnical and Electrochemical Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional materials; ceramic materials; non-oxide ceramics; laser and plasma processing; magnetism and electrical engineering; thin films and multilayers; planar transformers; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Synthesis, Experimental Characterization and Modeling of Advanced Materials
edited by Chen Xu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1222 | Submission Open
Keywords: material design; synthesis; characterization; functional properties; mechanical properties; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Design and Electrochemical Synthesis of Multifunctional Surfaces submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrodeposited materials; electrochemical machining; advanced properties; electrodeposition parameters; microstructural characteristics; process optimization; photoelectrochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Phase Change Materials and Thermal Energy Storage for Buildings
edited by Marie Duquesne and Alexandre Godin
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change materials; thermal energy storage; buildings; civil engineering; building materials; thermal energy management; thermal comfort; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Corrosion Resistance and Protection of Metal Alloys submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 893 | 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)
Electrode Materials for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li/Na/K/Zn/Mg-ion batteries; metal– air batteries; nanomaterials; electrode materials; reaction mechanisms; interfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Novel Materials for Additive Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; fabrication additive; 3D printing; rapid prototyping; fused deposition modeling; stereolithography; selective laser sintering/melting; direct injection writing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Preparation, Properties and Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics
edited by Andrzej Kruk
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: arc plasma melted; accuracy; wet chemistry methods; phase composition; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
Intelligent Precision in Additive Manufacturing and Post-Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid AM; AI for process improvement; post-processing methods; surface finish and dimension accuracy; digital technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Natural and Synthetic Porous Materials for Various Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | 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)
High-Performance Materials for Energy Conversion
edited by Guanshui Ma and Hang Zhao
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells; fuel cells; batteries; catalysis; thermoelectric devices; supercapacitors; lithium– sulfur batteries; energy storage material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Metamaterials: Design, Properties, and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open
Keywords: architected structures; advanced composites; multi-physical applications; wave manipulation; programmable materials; topology optimization; bio-inspired design; additive manufacturing/3D printing; smart materials and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials (Second Edition)
edited by Xiaogang Li and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; corrosion behavior; mechanical properties; microstructure; anti-corrosion methods; corrosion-resistant material; hydrogen embrittlement; electrochemical reaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)
High-Entropy Alloys: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
edited by and Marta Dias
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloys; preparation methods; material characterization; applications; design of HEAs (empirical method; CALPHAD; molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo; artificial intelligence; and machine learning); powder metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advanced Metallic and Ceramics Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; MXenes; graphene; MAX phases; ceramic and metallic matrix composites; mechanical properties; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
Advanced Composite Materials: Forming, Processing, Assembly and Maintenance
edited by Zhenchao Qi, , Tengzhou Xu, Chong Zhang and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite materials; forming; processing; assembly; maintenance; aerospace applications; engineering structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Advanced Research of Organic Molecules and Materials for Modern Chemical and Biological Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic compounds and materials; biological activity; antioxidants; anticancer activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Polymer Electrolytes: Fundamentals, Approaches and Applications
edited by Yunsong Li and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer electrolytes; multi-scale simulations; characterization; batteries; fuel cells; supercapacitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Advanced Design and Synthesis in Piezoelectric Smart Materials
edited by Long Jin
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric ceramics; piezoelectric polymers; piezoelectric composites; structure design; material synthesis; sensors; actuators; energy harvesting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Intelligent Damage Detection of Materials and Structural Health Monitoring Technology submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; structural materials; material characterization; defect identification; concrete crack detection; deep learning; material property prediction; failure prognostics; condition assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Functional Materials for Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Heavy Metals
edited by Yue Zhang, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 306 | 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)
Low-Dimensional Materials for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Mustafa Eginligil
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells; 2D materials; heterostructures and interfaces; quantum dots; organic materials; phototransistors; photodetectors; flexible electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)
Oxide Semiconductor Materials and Devices
edited by , and Jae Won Na
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxide semiconductors; nitride semiconductor; LTPO; ferroelectrics; antiferroelectrics; atomic layer deposition; thin films; transistors; memory; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Advances in Renewable Energy Materials and Integrated Solutions
edited by Ahmed Ennaoui, Charaf Hajjaj and Abdeltif Bouaichi
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; photovoltaic technology; concentrated solar power (CSP); energy storage solutions; smart grids; green hydrogen; electric mobility; water– energy– food nexus; energy transition; sustainable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Metallic Materials: Microstructure, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics—2nd Edition
edited by , , and Qun Luo
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase diagram; CALPHAD; thermodynamics; microstructure; materials design; phase transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
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