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Research on Thermal Stability and Degradation of Polymers and Their Potential Use in a Circular Economy Development
edited by Artur Bukowczan and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal stability; pyrolysis; degradation kinetics; recycling; biopolymers; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Fracture and Fatigue of Materials Based on Machine Learning
edited by Ricardo Miguel Gomes Simões Baptista, Virgínia Isabel Monteiro Nabais Infante and Paulo Jorge Pires Moita
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue; crack growth; crack identification; crack closure; mixed-mode fatigue; multiaxial fatigue; finite element analysis; artificial neural networks; deep learning; physics-informed neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Advances in Cementitious Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Applications
edited by and Linfei Li
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: cementitious materials; microstructure optimization; sustainability; durability; functionality; advanced applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Feature Papers in Materials Physics (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 26122 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals and alloys; ceramics and coatings; semiconductors; metal oxides; optical and photonic materials; low-dimensional materials; plasmonics; metamaterials; magnetic materials; superconducting and quantum materials; ferroelectrics; multiferroics; magnetoelectrics; thermoelectrics; polymers; metal– organic materials; amorphous solids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Preparation and Properties of New Cementitious Materials (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14879 | 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)
Advanced Polymer Matrix Nanocomposite Materials (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12957 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymers; nanocomposites; graphene; carbon nanotubes; montmorillonites; thermal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Adsorption Materials and Their Applications (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 11853 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorbents; adsorption; engineered materials; emerging pollutants; persistent pollutants; water and wastewater treatment; decontamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)
Waste-to-Resource in the Ecological Transition: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9194 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled materials; waste management; sustainability; civil engineering; environmental engineering; life cycle assessment; green materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)
Advances of Indentation Technology in Materials
edited by Ming Liu, , Lixun Cai and Yan Li
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8768 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoindentation; mechanical properties; deformation and fracture mechanisms; extreme conditions; probe materials; characterization techniques; material systems; modeling and simulation; standardization; calibration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Research Progress of Thermoelectric Materials, Modules and Applications submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8665 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric modules; thermoelectric thin films; thermoelectric energy harvesting; electrical properties; thermal properties; lattice thermal conductivity; first principles calculations; figure of merit; conversion efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Advances in Structural Design and Numerical Modelling of Composite Materials
edited by Weilong Yin
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7508 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibre-reinforced composite materials; microscopic modelling; optimization design; fast optimization algorithm; multiscale modelling; failure analysis; composite material characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Advanced Road Materials and Pavement Engineering: Design, Structure, Performance and Characterization
edited by and Cheng Zhang
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7332 | Submission Open
Keywords: road material; pavement structure; binder; asphalt mixture; cement concrete; pavement design; pavement performance; construction; pavement maintenance; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Novel Materials for Sound-Absorbing Applications
edited by Eulalia Gliścińska
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7064 | Submission Open
Keywords: sound-absorbing material; sound frequency; impedance tube; technology; material composition; structure; surface; modification; additives; functional properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
Advanced Energy Storage Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (3rd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6721 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium/potassium-ion batteries; lithium– sulfur batteries; metal– air batteries; solid state batteries; supercapacitors; solid oxide cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Low-Carbon Construction and Building Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6335 | Submission Open
Keywords: green concrete; carbon footprint; recycled aggregate concrete; biocompatible materials; fiber-reinforced composites; durability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Sustainable Use of Recycled, Anthropogenic and Alternative Materials in Construction submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6134 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials management; recycled materials; anthropogenic materials; alternative materials; sustainable materials; circular economy; sustainable management of the construction process; sustainable management of the construction process using machine learning algorithms; sustainable materials management using machine learning algorithms; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials and modern computer techniques.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advanced Multifunctional Polymer Materials for Aerospace, Biomedicine and Electronics
edited by and Ahn Heseong
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6093 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional polymers; advanced synthesis techniques; polymer flexibility; high-strength polymers; lightweight materials; aerospace applications; biomedical polymers; electronic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Synergy in Polyphase Materials: Harnessing the Power of Glass and Ceramics
edited by , and Kai Xu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6056 | Submission Open
Keywords: vitreous materials; glass– ceramics; polyphase materials; nanoscale polyphase structures; sintering techniques; crystallization processes; laser micromachining; functional materials; composite material interfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
Applied Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Based Materials
edited by , and Daria Lipowska-Kur
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5876 | Submission Open
Keywords: stimuli-responsive polymer materials: nano- and microparticles; gels; networks; surfaces; films; composites; synthetic and natural polymers; thermo-; light-; force-; redox-; pH-; electric/magnetic field-; and molecule-responsive materials; synthesis and functionalization; physico-chemical properties; polymer processing; biomedicine; (bio)sensors and actuators; agriculture; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Concrete Structures with Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious and Composite Materials (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5875 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-tech concrete structures; fiber-reinforced composites; fiber cementitious materials; metal and synthetic fibers in concrete; nonlinear model and analysis of fiber composite concrete structures; seismic performance innovations of concrete structures; crack control of concrete; modular/precast fiber concrete in building structures; fiber composite concrete beams and columns; high-ductility characteristics of fiber concrete and mortar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Surface Engineering in Materials (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5797 | 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; over 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)
Superhydrophobic Coating Materials: Preparation, Strategy and Application
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5659 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetting; surface engineering; micro/nanofabrication; coating; solid– liquid interface; droplet; superwetting materials; bionics; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
Advanced Resin Composites: From Synthesis to Application
edited by Zhanjun Wu and Cong Peng
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5536 | Submission Open
Keywords: resin; filler; reinforcement; composite; interface; modification; mechanical properties; electronic properties; optical properties; thermal behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
Nanosized and Nanostructured Magnetic Materials: Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational Investigations submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5447 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nanostrips; magnetic nanotubes; magnetic nanowires; magnetic phenomena; magnetic properties; magnetic sensors; nanocrystalline magnets; nanosized magnetic materials; nanostructured magnetic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Utilization and Repurposing of Industrial, Construction and Agricultural Waste and By-Products in Environmental Remediation: An Approach to a Circular Economy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5425 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste; by-products; remediation; adsorption; repurposing; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)
Mechanical and Metallurgical Behaviour of Welded Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5354 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding; additive manufacturing; metallic materials; mechanical properties; microstructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Welding Techniques, Welding Inspection, and Welding Testing Methods submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5321 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding technology; improved welding techniques; welding process optimization; advanced welding equipment; weld quality enhancement; welding inspection; welding testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in Precision Manufacturing Technology
edited by Chenglei Fan, Yunqiang Zhao, Li Zhou and Hong Wu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5058 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme conditions/precision manufacturing technology; aerospace equipment; construction machinery; and transport equipment; nonferrous metal; light alloy; polymer; and metal matrix composite; micro/nano structure and materials; welding & additive manufacturing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Design, Mechanical Properties, and Fatigue Behavior of Materials, Welding Joints and Structures submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5038 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; test and theoretical analysis; lifetime prediction; welding process; residual stress; fatigue crack propagation; civil engineering materials; fatigue behavior analysis; welding joint characteristics; material fatigue resistance; welding process optimization; welded structure durability; structural mechanics; welding joint reliability; material fatigue testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advanced Materials for Oral Applications
edited by Lucia Memé
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral health; advanced materials; dentistry; bioactive ceramics; nanocomposites; hydrogels; biocompatibility; antimicrobial effects; dental restorations; implants; drug delivery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Development of Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Application
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4902 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterial; polymer synthesis; polymer functionalization; drug delivery; tissue engineering; bioimaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Advanced and Smart Materials in Photoelectric Applications
edited by , , Qian Wang and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4812 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoelectric applications; flexible electronic devices; semiconducting materials; functional materials; patterning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)
Non-conventional Machining: Materials and Processes submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open
Keywords: machining; high-speed machining; CNC machining; additive manufacturing; non-conventional manufacturing; engineering materials; CAD/CAM; machinability indicators; cutting tools; coordinate metrology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
The Application of Materials in Modern Manufacturing Processes: Design, Performance and Applied Research submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4600 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical properties; material structure; manufacturing processes; defect detection; imaging; and characterization; structural steels and alloys; composites; joining processes; Industry 5.0; finite element method; structural analysis and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Innovative Construction Materials for Sustainable and Greener Applications
edited by , , and Chenhui Zhu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4521 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource utilization of solid waste; low-carbon cement and concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; recycled concrete powder; alkali-activated cement and concrete; strength and micro-structure; durability and sustainability; preparation and application; mineral admixtures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
Advances in Research on Graphene and Related Materials: From Preparation and Tuning Properties to Applications
edited by Enrique Garcia-Quismondo, and Marcelo Ricardo Romero
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4502 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; advanced materials; opto-electronics; quantum properties; carbon based materials; chemical modifications; nano- and micro-devices; nano-optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)
Advances in Catalytic Materials and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4106 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass conversion; ethylene glycol; 1; 2-propanediol; isosorbide; catalysts; reaction pathways; selective regulation; sustainable processes; renewable resources; direct seawater electrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)
Advances in Surface Corrosion Protection of Alloys
edited by Mara Cristina Lopes De Oliveira
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4100 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; protective coatings; surface treatment; metallic alloys; composite coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Feature Paper in the Section 'Polymeric Materials' (3rd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymerization; homopolymer; copolymer; biopolymer; conjugated polymer; polymer blend; polymer composite; processing; application; characterization; morphology; crystal structure; phase structure; properties; functionality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
Application of Biomass Materials in the Fields of Electrochemistry and Thermochemistry
edited by Jingwei Chen
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3856 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass catalyst support; gas diffusion layer; bioamss-derived electrode; biomass catalyst; separator; current collector; carbon-assisted water electrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications (Second Edition) submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3825 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion and storage; hydrogen evolution reaction; nitrate reduction; upgrading of pollutants; carbon dioxide reduction; electrochemical water treatment; microbial fuel cell; environmental functional nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)
Design, Preparation, and Microstructural Characterization of High Entropy Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3617 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloy; high-entropy oxide; high-entropy nitride; high-entropy carbide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis of Ceramic Composites
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal analyses; mechanical properties; evolved gas analysis; microcalorimetry; arc plasma sintering; optic; magnetooptic; high-entropy compounds; dielectric properties; measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alloys (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3255 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; metals and alloys; welding and joining; improvement of properties; machining methods; joint strength; microstructure evolution; corrosion resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Advanced Characterization Approaches Applied to the Field of Cultural Heritage: From Conservation to Divulgation submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3145 | Submission Open
Keywords: characterization; non-invasive techniques; cultural heritage; microscopy; micro-invasive techniques; pigments; binders; heritage; archaeological site
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
Research Progress in Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3106 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart nanomaterials; nanohybrids; nanocomposites; green chemistry; sustainable technologies; water remediation; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Materials to Applications
edited by Zhangjie Luo and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3030 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional metamaterials/metasurfaces; reconfigurable intelligence metasurfaces (RISs); smart metamaterials/metasurfaces; topological metamaterials/metasurfaces; time-varying metamaterials/metasurfaces; nonreciprocal metamaterials/metasurfaces; energy-harvesting metamaterials/metasurfaces; low-RCS metamaterials/metasurfaces; nonlinear metamaterials/metasurfaces; energy-selective metamaterials/metasurfaces; terahertz metamaterials/metasurfaces; optical metamaterials/metasurfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)
Advances in Hybrid Energy Harvesting: Materials, Structures and Applications submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3023 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid energy harvesting; materials for energy harvesting; combine harvesters; harvester design; energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)
Advances in Implant Materials and Biocompatibility
edited by Maree L. Gould
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2969 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocompatibility; microscopy; bioceramics; biometals; biopolymers; hybrid materials; drug-releasing implants; cell impregnation in vitro and in vivo; three-dimensional scaffolds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
Computational and Experimental Modeling of Interfaces and Joints in Advanced Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2930 | Submission Open
Keywords: finite element analysis; computational and experimental modeling; structural health monitoring; interfaces and their connections; connections in mechanical engineering; deformation analysis; geometric modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
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