Micromachines

Laser-Based Fabrication of Glassy and Hybrid Micro/Nano Devices for Biomedical Applications

edited by

and Carmen Bao-Varela

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonics-based technologies; micro- and nano-scale devices; glassy materials; hybrid glass/polymeric materials; laser-assisted fabrication; 3D printing; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section D4: Glassy Materials and Micro/Nano Devices)

Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors: From Materials to Radiation Detectors

edited by Lu Zhang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductors; radiation detectors; high-temperature electronics; radiation hardness; material synthesis; charge transport; interface engineering; device modeling; defect characterization; harsh environment electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Electromagnetic Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Design to Applications

edited by

Meng Wang

, Jun Wang and Haoran Zu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6049 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave metamaterials/metasurfaces; multifunctional metamaterials/metasurfaces; reconfigurable intelligence metasurfaces (RISs); topological metamaterials/metasurfaces; terahertz metamaterials/metasurfaces; optical metamaterials/metasurfaces; spoof surface plasmon polaritons

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Portable Sensing Systems in Biological and Chemical Analysis

edited by

Cristina Román-Hidalgo

,

María Jesús Martín-Valero

and

Mercedes Villar-Navarro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3712 | Submission Open

Keywords: portable devices; on-site analysis; smart materials; smartphone applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Recent Study and Progress in Micro/Nanorobots

edited by Fangzhou Xia and

Riko Šafarič

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open

Keywords: miniaturized robot design and fabrication; precision instruments for nanotechnology; novel transducers for sensing/actuation; MEMS devices in micro/nanorobotics; smart material and physical intelligence; control and estimation at the micro/nanoscale; data-driven motion control on the nanoscale; nanoscale fabrication and characterization; swarm and collective behavior; nano/microrobots for biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

High-Sensitivity Fiber-Optic Sensors: From Design to Applications

edited by Tao Geng and

Feng Peng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; optical glass waveguide; fibre-optical sensors and applications; sensor demodulation; biochemical sensor; chemical sensor; micro-structured fiber; micro– nano lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Acoustic-Microfluidic Integration and Biological Applications

edited by

Ruoyu Zhong

and

Myung-Suk Chun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustofluidics; acoustic tweezer; cell manipulation; particle patterning; precise manipulation; high resolution manipulation

Functional Materials for Energy and Electronic Applications

edited by

Minkyu Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional polymers; functional composites; energy; electronics; hydrogen productions

(This special issue belongs to the Section C：Chemistry)

Continuous Monitoring: Implantable, Wearable and Remote Sensor Microsystems

edited by

Jarred Fastier-Wooller

and

Shun Muramatsu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous monitoring; wearable; flexible; and soft sensors; biomedical and implantable sensors; remote sensing; low power; multimodal sensors; energy harvesting; nonintrusive sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section B1: Biosensors)

Advanced Surface Engineering Processes in Micro/Nano-Manufacturing

edited by Weijia Guo and Qian Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film deposition; surface patterning; lithography-based techniques; surface modification; additive micro/nano-scale surface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Advanced Micro-Integrated Power Devices and Gate Driving Technologies

edited by

Zhanqing Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-integrated power electronics; gate driver IC; micro-sensing; high-voltage isolation; thermal management; EMI/EMC; wide-bandgap devices; smart power modules; reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Energy Harvesting Technology for Self-Powered Sensing and Systems

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-energy harvesting; energy harvesters; nanogenerators; self-powered sensors; self-powered systems; flexible electronics; wearable electronics; energy storage; low-power management; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Piezoelectric Aluminium Scandium Nitride (AlScN) Thin Films: Material Development and Applications in Microdevices, 2nd Edition

edited by

Agne Zukauskaite

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminium scandium nitride; piezoelectric thin films; ferroelectric switching; transducers and actuators; microfabrication; piezoelectric microdevices; MEMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Micro-/Nanomotors: Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Tianyi Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanomotors; active matter; functional nanomaterials; polymeric semiconductors; asymmetric structures (janus particles); programmable fabrication; micro-/nanoscale manufacturing; motion control and navigation; swarm behavior; photocatalysis; environmental remediation; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Advanced Functional Hydrogels for Drug Delivery

edited by

Sung-Han Jo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; drug delivery systems; controlled release; injectable hydrogels; click chemistry; redox-responsive systems; photothermal therapy; biomimetic materials; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section B5: Drug Delivery System)

Emerging Micro Manufacturing Technologies and Applications, 4th Edition

edited by

Nikolaos Tapoglou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining; micromachining; emerging technologies; simulation; 3D printing; microcutting; microgears

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Advanced Biofabrication and Microtechnologies for Biomedical Applications

edited by Liqun Ning

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced biomanufacturing; biomaterials; cell/stem cell; regenerative medicine; disease modelling; drug screening; advanced imaging; 3D bioprinting; microfluidics; organ-on-a-chip; bioassembly; electrospinning; microscale tissue engineering; smart biomaterials; hydrogels and bioinks; integrated sensors for organs on a chip; use of AI in 3D bioprinting

(This special issue belongs to the Section B2: Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering)

Recent Advances in Novel Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Devices

edited by Chang Liu and

Shuimei Ding

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: wafer-scale integration; contact engineering; neuromorphic computing; van der Waals heterostructures; short-channel effects; device physics and reliability; 2D spintronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)

Micro-/Nano-Electromagnetic and Acoustic Devices

edited by

Bin Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; acoustics topological insulators; reconfigurable; multifunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Advanced Nanoindentation Techniques

edited by

Zhaoxin Wang

and Shunbo Wang

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties of advanced materials; environmentally controlled nanoindentation; in situ nanoindentation; novel indentation modelling methods; high-speed nanoindentation mapping; rate-dependent nanoindentation; applications in advanced manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Quantum Dots: Fabrication, Devices and Applications

edited by

Xianghua Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: bottom‑up fabrication; quantum dots; stability; lifetime; strain engineering; defect engineering; light‑emitting diodes; photodiodes; superlattice; optoelectronic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Emerging Packaging and Interconnection Technology, Second Edition

edited by

Zhuo Chen

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22010 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced packaging; micro/nano-structure; MEMS packaging; high-density interconnection; modeling and simulation; heterogeneous integration; surface and interface engineering; manufacturing tooling; additive/subtractive packaging manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Recent Advances in Micro/Nanofabrication, 3rd Edition

edited by

Yao Liu

and

Jinjie Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3935 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromachining; micro-3D printing; laser machining; textured surface; microdevice

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Micro/Nano Manufacturing of Electronic Devices, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guo Liu

, Haoyue Li and Qianqian Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromachining of vacuum electronic devices; interface engineering of sensors; microelectronics assembly; micro/nano-scale processes; micro-joining; laser micromachining; emerging microfabrication technologies; micro/nanostructures for surface and interface engineering; reliability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Energy Conversion Materials/Devices and Their Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bin Liu

, Lei Liu and Yaling Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2490 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaics; fuel cells; supercapacitors; batteries; luminescent solar concentrators; light-emitting diodes; optoelectronic materials; thermoelectric materials; luminescent materials; hydrogen energy materials; photocatalytic materials; photothermal materials; electrochromic materials and devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section C：Chemistry)

Micro- and Nanosensors: Fabrication, Applications and Performance Enhancements, 4th Edition

edited by

Joanna Smajdor-Baran

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS sensors; fiber optic sensors; resonant pressure sensor; electrochemical sensors; bioelectrochemical sensors; electrode modifiers; wearable sensors; plasmonic sensors; metasurface sensors; photonic crystal-based sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Flexible and Biodegradable Electronics and Novel Semiconductor Devices

edited by Chen Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10452 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; biodegradable electronics; stretchable materials; printed electronics; bioelectronics; electronic waste; transistors; nanoscale devices; soft robotics; flexible encapsulation; wide-bandgap semiconductors; field effect transistors

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Micro-Nano Photonics: From Design and Fabrication to Application

edited by

Jin-Kun Guo

,

Tianzi Shen

and

Chaoping Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8754 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanophotonics; laser micro/nanomachining; optical design; liquid crystals; metasurfaces; fabrication techniques; displays; integrated imaging; adaptive optics; liquid lenses

(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Optical MEMS and Photonic Microsystems)

Research Progress on Advanced Additive Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Mohammad Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7496 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; design and modelling; functional materials; smart materials; composites; cellular materials; shape memory

(This special issue belongs to the Section D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing)

Advances in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by

He Li

,

Tarek Ould-Bachir

and

Philippos Papaphilippou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7075 | Submission Open

Keywords: FPGA architecture; FPGA circuits and systems design; FPGA-based signal processing with micro- and nanodevices; emerging applications: AI or LLM acceleration; neuromorphic emulation; quantum computing and quantum information; scientific computing; etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Advancing Energy Storage Techniques: Chemistry, Materials and Devices

edited by Yingmeng Zhang and Lingna Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5928 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage and conversion devices; advanced materials; novel electrode design; cell engineering design; energy storage chemistry; energy storage mechanism; machine learning; multidisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Advances in Piezoelectric Sensors

edited by Dinko Oletić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3878 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric sensors; MEMS; PMUT; FBAR; materials; modelling; sensor interfaces; low-power design; embedded sensors; signal processing; acoustic event detection; ultrasonic imaging; photoacoustics; NDT; acoustic emisssion testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Nanostructured Glasses and Composites: Innovations in Properties, Microfabrication and Applications

edited by

Dragana Marinković

and Maurizio Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3777 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured glass; nanostructured glassy composites; glass stability; metallic nanoglass; structure and processing of nanostructured glasses; structural relaxation; innovative properties of the nanostructured glasses; microfabrication processes; contactless hot embossing process; electrochemical etching; molds; mold fabrication methods; anti-adhesion coatings; lithography; micromachining; optomechanics; nanofluidics; solar cells; energy storage devices; sensors; actuators; optics; laser technology; lab-on-chip platforms; chemical and biological sensors; sophisticated optical guided waves; bioactive glasses

(This special issue belongs to the Section D4: Glassy Materials and Micro/Nano Devices)

Nanoparticle-Based (Bio)Sensors for Biomedical and Environmental Monitoring, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stella Girousi

and Dilsat Ozkan-Ariksoysal

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; (bio)sensor; biomedical; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Nanoparticles in Biomedicine)

Optical Biosensors and Their Biomedical Applications

edited by Wonil Nam

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1597 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); plasmonic nanoantenna; microfluidic biosensor; lab-on-a-chip; photonic crystal sensor; whispering-gallery-mode microresonator; optical microfiber; optofluidics; fluorescence lifetime imaging; intracellular sensing; optoporation; wearable optical sensor; point-of-care diagnostics; nanoplasmonics; single-molecule detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section B：Biology and Biomedicine)

Advances in Electrokinetics for Cell Sorting and Analysis

edited by

Soumya Srivastava

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1516 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectrophoresis (DEP); electrokinetics; cell sorting; label-free diagnostics; microfluidics; single-cell analysis; electrophysiology; cell biophysics; point-of-care technologies; high-throughput screening; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Micro/Nanoscale Electrokinetics)

Advanced Ferroelectric and Memristive Devices: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Rongrong Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric devices; ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM); ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ); ferroelectric transistor (FeFET); ferroelectric diode; polarizations; domain walls; neuromorphic computing; computing in memory; logic in memory; piezoelectric sensors; applications of ferroelectric devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)

Advanced Etching Technologies for Three-Dimensional Integrated Chips

edited by Bo Liu and Danny Reuter

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: etching technologies; 3D integrated chips; 3D integration; heterogeneous integration; micro/nano fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)

Nanomaterials for Micro/Nano Devices, 3rd Edition

edited by

Amir Hussain Idrisi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanocomposites; nanoelectronics; micro/nano devices; synthesis and characterization; integration and performance; energy harvesting; sensing and actuation; biomedicine; additive manufacturing; micro/nano manufacturing; micro/nano fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

2D Semiconductors for CMOS Applications

edited by Fan Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; Semiconductors; CMOS; transistors; fabrication; integration; logic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)

2D Material-Based Fabrication and Devices, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wu Shi

and

Hu Long

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; van der Waals heterostructures; transistors; memories; nanosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Electrokinetics and Sustainable Energy: From Mechanisms to Devices

edited by

Teng Zhou

and Huai Zheng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrokinetics; energy harvesting; functional nanomaterials; microfluidic devices; flexible electronics; multi-physics coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Micro/Nanoscale Electrokinetics)

Emerging Circuits and Devices for Sensing, Computing, and Actuation Integration in Intelligent Microsystems

edited by

Piero Malcovati

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent microsystems; integrated sensing and actuation; edge AI hardware; neuromorphic circuits; MEMS and NEMS; low-power electronics; in-sensor computing; heterogeneous integration; smart sensors; embedded systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Gas Sensors and Electronic Noses

edited by

Murat Kabatas

and

Issam Boukhoubza

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic nose; gas sensor; gas sensing mechanisms; nanostructures; two-dimensional (2D) materials; metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section C：Chemistry)

Micro Energy Harvesting Systems: From Devices to Self-Powered Applications

edited by

Zhenlong Xu

,

Chaoran Liu

and

Guangdong Sui

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1151 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; power management; energy storage; self-powered system and devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Human-Centred Intelligent Wearable Devices

edited by

Shaoyu Cai

, Yushan Pan and Yuki Ban

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual/augmented/mixed reality (VR/AR/MR); wearable sensing; haptic devices; multisensory interface; multimodal interaction; sensor fusion; on-device inference; e-textile; MEMS/NEMS; bioimpedance; PPG/ECG/EMG/SCG; vibrotactile actuators; electrotactile/electrostatic actuation; thermo-haptics; microfluidic haptics

(This special issue belongs to the Section E：Engineering and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence for Micro Inertial Sensors

edited by

Xudong Zou

and Chong Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11344 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS sensors; inertial sensors; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems, 4th Edition

edited by Guochao Li, Zhaoju Zhu and

Youqiang Xing

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6006 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; machining and forming technology; micro- and nanofabrication; smart manufacturing; non-traditional manufacturing processes; energy-efficient manufacturing; computer-integrated manufacturing systems; process monitoring; AI for manufacturing; system optimization; system reliability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section D：Materials and Processing)

Neural Microelectrodes: Design, Integration, and Applications

edited by Felix Deku and Loren Rieth

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural engineering; microelectrode arrays; high‑channel neural systems; open‑source neurotechnology; flexible biointerfaces; signal acquisition; chronic implantation; hardware-software co-design; microstimulation and neural recording

(This special issue belongs to the Section B：Biology and Biomedicine)

Design and Real Time Implementation of Intelligent Control Schemes for Actuators, 2nd Edition

edited by

Oscar Barambones

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric actuators; electric actuators; electromechanical actuators; intelligent control; robust control

(This special issue belongs to the Section A：Physics)

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