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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 8934 | 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 7936 | 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 7481 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6817 | 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)

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 3970 | 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)

Advances in Piezoelectric Sensors

edited by Dinko Oletić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3963 | 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)

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 2547 | 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 1898 | 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 1598 | 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 885 | 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 843 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 570 | 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 141 | 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 109 | 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 88 | 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 55 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3193 | 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 1221 | 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 1866 | 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 11724 | 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 6528 | 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 3069 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Optoelectronic Materials/Devices and Their Applications

edited by

Jing Wei

and

Fangze Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7537 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; device architecture; perovskite photovoltaics; flexible/wearable optoelectronics; stability; scalability; single crystal

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

Electronic and Photonic Device Integration and Packaging

edited by

Fengfeng Zhou

and

Shafiqur Rahman

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated circuits; advanced packaging; micromanufacturing; co-packaged optics; microsensors

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

Advanced Micro-Manufacturing and BioMEMS: Bridging the Gap from Laboratory Innovation to Industrial Production

edited by

Xinchuan Liu

and

Xuejun Wen

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2460 | Submission Open

Keywords: BioMEMS; biosensors; biomedical micro-devices; biomedical instrumentation; wearable devices; micro-fabrication; industrialization/scalability; process optimization; process reliability and quality control; lab-on-a-chip production; precision engineering; translational medicine devices

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

Advances in Microfluidic Chips for Chemical and Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rongxin Fu

and

Guoqing Hu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; optofluidics; acoustofluidic; dielectrophoresis; micro manipulation

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

RF MEMS and Microsystems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco A. Panduro

,

David H. Covarrubias

,

Carlos Bocio

and

Alberto Reyna Maldonado

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF MEMS; microsystems; reconfigurable systems; antenna

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

Recent Advances in MEMS Mirrors

edited by

Dayong Qiao

and Binbin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15066 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS mirrors: modelling; control; fabrication and other; MEMS mirror arrays: deformable mirror; digital mirror device; phase light modulator; optical cross connect (OXC) and other; MEMS mirror applications: optical communications; optical imaging; spectrometers; optical display; laser printing and other

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

Research Progress in Energy Harvesters and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by

Yaoguang Shi

and

Weiqiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5338 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric; triboelectric; photovoltaic; piezoelectric; energy harvester; self-powered sensors

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

Optoelectronic Integration Devices and Their Applications

edited by

Binfeng Yun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3988 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic integration; integrated optical signal processing; integrated photonic sensing; integrated microwave photonics; integrated optical computing

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

Advanced Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing Technologies, 3rd Edition

edited by

Kun Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: high energy additive manufacturing (HEAM) processes; advanced materials by HEAM; performance and applications of HEAM; post-processing of HEAM parts; modeling and design of AM processes

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

Electrochemical Microdevices and Microsystems: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

edited by

Rui Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical microdevices; microfabricated electrodes; MEMS; micromachining; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; electrochemical sensors; biosensors; flexible and wearable microsystems; micro-batteries; micro-supercapacitors; micro-fuel cells; micro-electrolyzers; printed electronics; additive manufacturing; wafer-level integration; packaging and reliability; operando characterization; transport in confined geometries

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

Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Phenomena in Microsystems

edited by

Mengqi Li

and

Chengfa Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrokinetics; microfluidics and nanofluidics; colloid and interface; electrochemical sensor; biosensor

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

Rapid Prototyping in Biomedical Engineering: Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation

edited by

Xiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical rapid prototyping; microfabrication; biofabrication; methodological reproducibility; process validation; failure analysis; design optimization

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

Advanced Functional Shape Memory Alloys and Their Applications

edited by

Girolamo Costanza

and

Maria Elisa Tata

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys; superelasticity; martensitic transformation; thin films; microfabrication; smart actuators; elastocaloric effect; MEMS/NEMS; additive manufacturing

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

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators

edited by

Juan Cui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible triboelectric nanogenerator; nanomaterials; energy harvesting; self-powered sensors; wearable devices; energy management; human– machine interface; health monitoring; AI integration

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

Advances in Integrated Photonic Devices

edited by Nilroy K. Dutta,

Amer Kotb

and

Kyriakos E. Zoiros

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-optical logic gates; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); silicon photonics; silicon-on-silica waveguides; microring resonators (MRRs); Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs); optical signal processing; photonic integrated circuits (PICs); high-speed optical computing; optical switches and modulators

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

Nanoscale Lithography—Pressing Miniaturization Towards Ever Smaller Sizes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jayne C. Garno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanolithography; nanopatterning; Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM); nanoscience; nanomaterials; organic films and polymers; nanofabrication

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

Electrokinetically Driven Microdevices

edited by

Víctor Hugo Perez-Gonzalez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrokinetics; dielectrophoresis; electrophoresis; electroosmosis; isotachophoresis; teí chophoresis; electrothermal flow; microfluidics; nanofluidics; electrokinetically driven microdevices; lab on a chip; point of care; diagnostics

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

Development of Micro/Nano-Systems for Cell Manipulation/Analyses

edited by

Mitsuhiro Horade

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic devices; microrobots; micromanipulation; cell manipulation; cell sorting; cell analysis; cell stress testing; single-cell analysis; bio-MEMS; micro-TAS

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

AI-Driven Biofabrication: Accelerating Design, Optimization, and Translation

edited by

Miriam Filippi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofabrication; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; high-throughput experimentation; simulation-based design; process optimization; scalability; sustainable engineering; material design; cell behavior prediction

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

Intelligent Additive Manufacturing: Next-Gen Materials, AI-Driven Processes, and Advanced Surface Engineering

edited by

Artem Okulov

, Tao He,

Yuefei Jia

, Majid Naseri and

Krishna Kishore Mugada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; digital– physical twin; artificial intelligence; machine learning; high-entropy alloys; smart materials; surface engineering; functional gradient coatings

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

Microfluidics for Cells and Other Organisms, 4th Edition

edited by

Danny van Noort

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; bacteria; cells; cell cultures; tissue; organisms; single-cell detection

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

Microdevices for Microorganism and Micropollutant Detection

edited by

Junsheng Wang

and Xuan Weng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: microdevices; microorganism detection; micropollutant sensing; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip

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

Diamond Devices: Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Guo Chen

and

Zilong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: diamond devices; MEMS/NEMS; power electronics; optoelectronics; sensors; high-power switches; high-frequency transistors; quantum devices

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

Carbon-Based Electronic Devices: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

edited by

Katarzyna Fendrych

and

Katarzyna Jedlińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based materials; graphene; carbon nanotubes; organic semiconductors; quantum dots; flexible electronics; sensors; transistors; energy storage and conversion; optoelectronic devices

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

Active Nanomechanical Optical Metasurfaces

edited by Tongjun Liu,

Zhengli Han

and

Yali Sun

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

Keywords: active metasurfaces; meta-devices; nanomechanics; MEMS/NEMS/MOEMS; mechanical actuation (optical; electrical; thermal); optomechanics; reconfigurable and tunable photonics; dynamic wavefront control; spatiotemporal modulation; time-varying / floquet metasurfaces; nonlinear optomechanics; non-hermitian photonics; non-reciprocal and chiral responses; collective and many-body dynamics; programmable and adaptive optics; metamaterials and metastructures; topological photonics; sensing and precision measurement; integrated and on-chip photonics

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

Reliability and Degradation in Power Transistors

edited by

Snezana Djoric-Veljkovic

and Danijel Dankovic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-k dielectrics; degradation mechanisms in solid oxide cells (SOC); radiation hardness; reliability of electronic devices; power VDMOS transistors; lifetime estimation; failure mechanisms of electronic power devices; bias-temperature instabilities; power transistors; failure analysis

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

Flexible Intelligent Sensors: Design, Fabrication and Applications, Second Edition

edited by

Hongcheng Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional sensing materials; novel sensing mechanisms; AI algorithms for sensors; flexible intelligent/integrated sensors; advanced sensing designs; architectures; devices; and instruments; hybrid or nano/microfabrication; flexible electronics; advanced application

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

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