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Advanced Dielectric Materials: From Classical Insulators to Functional Composites

edited by

Bystrík Dolník

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectric materials; polymer composites; metal– organic frameworks; nanocomposites; electromagnetic compatibility; energy storage; interface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Thin Film Coatings for Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Device Applications

edited by Paruchuri Kondaiah

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; thermal absorber coatings; transparent oxides coatings; anti reflection coatings; solar cells; device fabrication; efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Thermoelectric Thin Films, Thick Films, and Composites: From Materials to Devices

edited by

Seungki Jo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectrics; thin films; thick films; composites; 3D printing; hybrid materials; wearable devices; energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)

edited by

Giuliano Angella

and

Marcin Górny

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADI; casting; thin-walled; austenite stability; tensile strength; fatigue; mechanical properties

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

Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials: Synthesis, Devices, and Applications

edited by

Yixuan Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: lead-free piezoelectric materials; ferroelectrics; lead-free ceramics; energy harvesting; sensors; actuators; thin films

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

MXenes and MAX Phases: Synthesis, Properties and Application

edited by

Błażej Scheibe

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: MAX phases; MXenes; ceramic sintering; chemical vapour deposition; physical vapour deposition; chemical etching; structural properties; physical modification; chemical functionalization; energy harvesting/storage systems; membranes; sensors; catalysis; bio-applications

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

Laser Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering

edited by

Irina Hussainova

, Tatevik Minasyan and

Nikhil Kamboj

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser manufacturing; materials engineering; laser-based additive manufacturing; laser surface modification; process monitoring

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

Fabrication and Properties of Functional Coatings Under Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition)

edited by Guoqin Cao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; films; oxidation resistance; corosion resistance; wear resistance; functional property

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

Multiscale Mechanics Modelling of Advanced Materials

edited by Gaojian Lin

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiscale modelling; computational mechanics; advanced materials; composite materials; micromechanics; molecular dynamics; finite element analysis; damage and failure mechanisms; machine learning in materials science; structure– property relationship

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

Forming and Manufacturing of High-Performance Structural Materials

edited by Renjie Ji and Kaiguang Luo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance structural materials; multi-energy composite processing; defect control methods; forming and manufacturing; mechanical properties; manufacturing under extreme conditions

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

Hybrid Perovskite and MOF-Based Composites for Advanced Functional Materials

edited by

Hrishit Banerjee

and Abhoy Karmakar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid perovskites; metal– organic frameworks; metalorganic complexes; functional materials; materials theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Metamaterials Through the Prism of Biology

edited by

Tatjana Gric

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterial; disorder; cancer; disease; biological tissue; permittivity; effective medium approximation; random media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Technologies in Fuel Cells: Design, Durability, and Future Performance

edited by Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen fuel cell materials; proton exchange membrane (PEM) materials; solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials; electrocatalysts and catalyst supports; membrane– electrode assemblies (MEAs); materials degradation and durability; advanced materials characterisation; sustainable and scalable fuel cell materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Antibacterial Properties of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine

edited by Arish Dasan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; antibacterial nanomaterials; antibiotic resistance; metal nanoparticles biofilm; biomedical applications; biomaterials

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

Advances in Characterization, Modeling and Design of Magnetic Materials

edited by

Artur Chrobak

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetism; micromagnetic simulations; rare-earth free magnets; optimization of magnetic properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Enzyme-Responsive Materials: Design and Applications

edited by Yan Wei and

Dongyang Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme-responsive materials; smart polymers; stimuli-responsive nanocarriers; drug delivery systems; supramolecular design; biomedical applications; biosensing and diagnostics; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Multifunctional Coatings and Their Applications in Composite Materials and Structures: Modeling, Experiments, Preparation and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Hui Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; multifunctional protective coatings; functionally graded coatings; coating– substrate interface behavior; thermo-mechanical coupling; vibration and damping performance; dynamic modeling; optimization design

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

Computational Modeling of Multifunctional Materials in Complex Systems

edited by Abolfazl Zahedi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; computational modelling; multiscale simulation; metamaterials; machine learning; physics-informed neural networks; composite structures; materials informatics; smart materials

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

Advances in Functional Materials for Pollution Detection and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Simonas Ramanavičius

and Sarunas Zukauskas

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; environmental sensors; adsorption; photocatalysis; heavy metal removal; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); electrochemical sensing; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Novel Materials for Sound-Absorbing Applications—Second Edition

edited by Eulalia Gliścińska

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | 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)

Structural Design and Performance Optimization of Energy Storage Ceramic Materials

edited by

Hao Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state batteries; energy storage ceramics; ionic conductivity; grain boundaries; dopant distribution; interfacial stability; processing (sintering and spark plasma sintering); multiscale design

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

Advances in Self-Assembly Techniques for Polymers and Nanomaterials

edited by

Myunghwan Byun

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: hierarchially ordered structures; block copolymer self-assembly; evaporative self-assembly; unconventional patterning; dynamic self-assembly; selective wetting/dewetting; surface instability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

The Study of the Structure, Properties, and Surface Features of Biomimetic Metamaterials

edited by

Shyh-Chour Huang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetic metamaterials; hierarchical structures; mechanical properties; surface engineering; multiscale design; negative poisson’ s ratio; wave manipulation; additive manufacturing; functional surfaces; energy absorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Advances in Structural Design and Numerical Modelling of Composite Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by Weilong Yin

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 148 | 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 Materials Simulation and Design)

Surface and Interface Technologies for Next-Generation Composite Manufacturing

edited by Jing Sang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface treatment; interface technology; composite manufacturing; adhesion control; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Materials in Implant and Prosthetic Dentistry: From Innovation to Clinical Application

edited by

Tonino Traini

and

Eugenio Velasco-Ortega

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant materials; prosthetic materials; surface modification; biocompatibility; CAD/CAM; dental ceramics; titanium alloys; bioactive surfaces; bone– implant interface; digital dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—3rd Edition

edited by

Yong Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13712 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; coatings; corrosion; corrosion protection; tribocorrosion; corrosive wear; electrochemistry; subsurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advanced Materials Structures for Sound and Vibration Damping (2nd Edition)

edited by

Martin Vašina

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3076 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound absorption; mechanical vibration; material structures; mechanical properties; viscoelasticity; manufacturing technologies; composite materials; mathematical simulations; porosity; excitation frequency; multilayer structures; microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Scintillator and Detector Materials for Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine

edited by

Yuriy Zorenko

and Janusz Winiecki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open

Keywords: scintillators; radioluminescence; crystals; films; oxides; radiation physics; nuclear medicine

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

Advanced Materials for Chemical Sensors

edited by

Sonia Freddi

and

Monica Bollani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; electronic noses; graphene; 2D materials; MOFs; MOXs; flexible sensors; artificial intelligence; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Featured Reviews on Soft Matter

edited by

Ingo Dierking

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly and self-organisation; soft polymers; soft robotics; colloidal solids; phase transitions and glass transition; liquid crystals (thermotropic or lyotropic); gels; foams; surfactants; soft interfaces; suspensions and complex fluids; biological materials; granular matter; active matter; soft (tuneable) photonic and metamaterials; stimuli-responsive soft materials (thermal; electric; magnetic; mechanical and optic); new experimental techniques for soft matter (mechanical; rheological; scattering; imaging and microscopic); theory and simulation of soft matter; application of machine learning to soft matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science and Engineering (2nd Edition)—Manufacturing Techniques

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; artificial neural network; fuzzy system; population-based algorithm; genetic algorithms; bioengineering; metal forming; civil engineering; composite structures; friction stir welding; numerical simulation

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

Functional Materials for Energy Storage, Conversion and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Jianglong Yu

, Sankar Bhattacharya and

Chung-Hwan Jeon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced carbon materials; biomass to fine chemicals; carbon neutrality technology; carbon-free energy technology; critical minerals; catalyst; electrochemical conversion of CO2; energy storage technology; metallurgical coke production; pyrolysis; gasification; and combustion of solid fuels; waste processing and pollution control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Welding Technologies for Materials: Simulation, Performance, and Quality Control

edited by

Tomasz Kik

and

Mato Perić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: FEM; numerical simulations; stresses; distortions; fatigue of weld joints; NDT; weld quality assessment; welding optimization; material testing

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

Advanced Materials for Flexible Sensors and Actuators

edited by Hua Li and

Mu Fan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; smart materials and structures; multi-field coupling and control; sensor and actuators; dynamic modeling; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Surface Engineering: Strategies for Tailoring Materials Properties

edited by

Eleonora Pargoletti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; surface functionalization; materials; colloids; interface; coatings; advanced applications; structure– property relationship; data-driven design; sustainable processes

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

Novel Functional Materials for Electronics and Biomedicine—Second Edition

edited by

Plamen Petkov

and Ruzha Harizanova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxides; chalcogenides; metals; azopolymers; graphene; glasses; glass– ceramic composites; crystallization; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Development and Research of New Dental Materials

edited by

Barbara Lapinska

Jorge N. R. Martins

and

Abayomi Omokeji Baruwa

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinics; dental materials; dentistry; materials; research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

The Parameters of Advanced Materials

edited by

Grzegorz Tytko

Zhiyuan Xu

, Jolanta Makowska and

Mingyang Lu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3176 | 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 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 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3045 | 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)

High-Entropy Materials: From Principles to Applications

edited by Martina Fracchia and

Umberto Anselmi-Tamburini

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2996 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy ceramics; high-entropy alloys; synthesis; design and stability prediction; characterization; structure and morphology; properties; applications

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

Advances in Polymers and Their Composites: Processing, Properties and Numerical Simulation

edited by

Mónica S. A. Oliveira

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; processing technologies; thermophysical properties; numerical simulation; structure– property relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced High-Strength Steels: Processing and Characterization

edited by

Mingchun Zhao

and

Tianyi Zeng

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steels; mechanical properties; microstructure; microstructure– property relationships; material design; processing technologies; functional properties

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

Advanced Technologies and Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Ildikó Lung

and

Adina Stegarescu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | 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)

Advanced Synthesis and Multifunctional Applications of Transition Metal Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Solutions

edited by Ellie Uzunova

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; hydrogen storage; redox reaction catalysis; layered transition metal materials; transition metal oxides; transition metal chalcogenides; photocatalytic reactions

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

Carbon-Based Novel Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Muhammad Akram

Kestutis Baltakys

and

Zahira Bano

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Thermal Management Materials: Properties, Performance and Applications

edited by

Jianyu Zhou

Shuai Liu

and

Haoxin Niu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; thermo-mechanical coupling; thermal insulation materials; high thermal conductivity materials; thermal simulation; porous structures; aerogels; bio-inspired design; infrared camouflage; thermal protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Concretes and Cement-Based Composites: Additives/Admixtures, Hydration Process and Durability Research (3rd Edition)

edited by

Jurgita Malaiškienė

and

Carlos Leiva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18661 | Submission Open

Keywords: concretes; cement-based composites; nano-additives; micro-fillers and pozzolans; fibres; various natural and by-product aggregates; hydration process; physical– mechanical properties; durability; microscale analysis; statistical data analysis

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

Advances in Biomass-Derived and Biodegradable Polymer Materials: Synthesis and Application

edited by

Jongbok Lee

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18220 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-derived polymer materials; bioplastics; biodegradable; carbon neutrality; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Function Geopolymer Materials—Second Edition

edited by