Materials Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
Scope
The Materials Chemistry Section of the journal Molecules publishes high quality original research and review articles across all fields of materials chemistry, at the interdisciplinary interface between chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, physics, and materials science. The Section invites all contributions reporting on either theoretical or experimental studies about synthesis, properties, characterization, and application of materials.
In particular, the research areas of interest of the Section are new organic and inorganic materials, including biomaterials, nanomaterials, hybrid materials, core-shell materials, thin films, and self-assembling systems. Furthermore, the Section covers studies related to understanding the synthetic procedures as well as the tailored or unusual properties of materials, in a multidisciplinary scenario aiming to highlight the recent developments in the Materials Chemistry field. Papers about materials processing, new characterization routes, tailored applications of new or known materials are also welcome.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Silk Fibroin Materials 2.0 (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Thermal and Rheological Characterization of Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- New Functional Materials Based on Natural Polymers Obtained from Renewable Resources (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Molecular-Level Processing and Chemical Properties of Functional Ceramic Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Novel Nanomaterials: Photoelectric Properties and Their Applications in Sensors (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
- Composite Porous Materials in Catalysis (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
- Photodegradation of Pollutants (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Biodegradable Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Polymers in Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Thermal and Photocatalytic Analysis of Nanomaterials (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Materials for Healthcare (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Polymeric Systems Loaded with Natural Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Design, Synthesis and Applications of Advanced Materials towards “Low-Carbon” Goals (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sol-Gel Composites and Aerogels (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Research on Nanostructured Materials 2.0 (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Inventive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
- Porous Polymer Materials: Design & Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes 3.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Advanced Energy Storage Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Batteries Based on Alkali Metal Ions: Outlook on Present and Future Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Nanomaterials for Advanced Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- (Bio)Degradable Packaging Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Porous Materials - Something Old, Something New (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Nanomaterials for Bioremediation and Environmental Catalysis (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Design of Coordination Compounds with Novel Magnetic Properties (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Multicomponent Surfactant Systems: Properties, Trends and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Chemistry and Physics of Low-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Design, Synthesis and Application of Supramolecular Functional Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Advances in Biohybrid Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Advanced Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Adam Pron on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday – a Career of Beautiful Science from Conducting Polymers to Active Molecular Materials and Quantum Dots (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
- Recent Advances in Bio-Based Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation, Waste Valorization and Circular Economy (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
- Advances in Shape Memory Polymers and Polymeric Nanocomposites (Deadline: 15 August 2022)
- Advances in Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials (Deadline: 15 August 2022)
- Preparation, Characterization and Applications of Polymer Composites (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Detection, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
- New Insights in Antimicrobial Nanomaterials (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
- Recent Development of Fullerenes and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Application of Green Catalysts in Industrial and Environmental Processes (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Advances in Hydrogen Storage Materials for Energy Utilization 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Two Dimensional Materials for Nano-Electronic Application (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Fullerenes, Graphenes and Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Carbon-Based Materials for Sustainable Chemistry (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Sol-Gel Derived Nanostructured Materials with Innovative Characteristics and Diversified Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Advances on the Application of Nanomaterials and 2D Materials for Sensors, Solar Cells, Microelectronics, and Optoelectronics (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Synthesis of Conjugates and Their Applications for Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Recent Advances in Dielectric Polymers (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Research and Application of Nanoenergetic Materials (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Systems for Catalytic Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Bionic Smart Polymers (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Constructing 2D Materials-Based Composites for Energy Related Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Electrochemistry and Corrosion Protection of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Amino Acids based Materials for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Antibacterial and Physical Properties of Smart Materials with Novel pH-Sensitive Compounds (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Molecularly Imprinted Materials for the Separation or Analysis of Natural Products (Deadline: 7 October 2022)
- Recent Advances in Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Hybrid MOFs for Catalytic Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Recent Advances in Microbial Polymers and Pigments (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- High-Quality Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets for Electronics and Energy Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Preparation and Application of Advanced Energy Materials (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Recent Development of Solid Polymer Electrolytes (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Sol-Gel Functional Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Review Papers in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Catalysis by Hybrid Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- 2nd Edition: Advances in Alkali-Activated Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Emerging Functional Nanomaterials for Microsystems and Devices (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Chemistry of Lignin-Based Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Functional Porous Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Green Composites: From Raw Materials to Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Materials Chemistry: Good Beginnings for a Cross-Disciplinary Platform in Molecules (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Emergent Phenomena in Metamaterials and Metasurfaces (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Recent Advances in Chitosan Material and Its Hybrid Derivatives (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Recent Developments in Perovskite-Based Functional Materials (Deadline: 1 November 2022)
- Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics and Nonlinear Optical Materials (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Smart Polymer Hydrogels (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Synthesis and Engineering of Polymer-Blended Molecules from Wood; Life Cycle Analysis of Wood-derived Blends and Molecules (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Development of Novel Porous Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Materials Chemistry in Italy (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Surfactants with Specific Molecular Architecture as Building Blocks for Nanocarriers (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Electrospinning Technology and Electrospun Nanofibers (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Polymer-Based Hybrid Nanomaterials for Water and Air Remediation (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Nonlinear Dielectric Materials: Technology, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Innovative Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Responsive Soft Materials Based on Biomolecules (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Electrochemical Sensors and Cells for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials for Theranostics (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Sustainable Technologies (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Lignin: From Nature to Advanced Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Women in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Bioactive Peptides and Their Metal Complexes as Novel Antimicrobial Agents (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Barrier and Functional Materials from Waste Materials for Pollutants II (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Advances in Textile Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Biobased Polymers (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Structural Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Materials Chemistry in France (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Emerging Advances in Photothermal Materials for Water Purification (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advanced Supramolecular Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Materials for Multivalent Batteries (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Materials’ Support in Catalysis: Advantages, Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Cellulose Nanomaterials—Recent Advances in Membranes, Films, and Coatings (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Smart Polymeric Micro/Nanomaterials (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Advances in Polysaccharide Materials II (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
