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Special Issues (SIs) are collections of papers centered around a subject of special interest and are organized and led by subject experts who take on the role of Guest Editor of the Special Issue. A Special Issue is not an issue of the journal.

All submissions follow the same peer review process as regular papers and are published in the regular issues of the journal when they are accepted, but are additionally labelled as belonging to a Special Issue and are discoverable within the collection. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here.

Current Method and Perspective in Animal Reproduction

edited by Yongxun Jin,

Shuang Liang

and

Chunjin Li

Advanced Design Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing in Patient-Specific Medical Solutions

edited by

Giulia Pascoletti

and

Arianna Rossi

Novel Insights and Applications of Pluripotent Stem Cells

edited by

Huseyin Sumer

and Ben Rollo

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Industrial Energy Efficiency

edited by

Alejandro Espinosa Calderón

and Horacio Rostro-Gonzalez

Microelectronics Processing Technologies: Current Status and Prospects

edited by

Vengudusamy Renganathan

The AB5 Toxin Family: Implications and Applications

edited by James Ross, Michael E. Webb and

Bruce Turnbull

Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics Planning: Challenges, Innovations, and Strategies

edited by Adnen El Amraoui, Ahmed Frikha and Ngoc Ai Thy Nguyen

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

10th Anniversary of C — Journal of Carbon Research

edited by

Craig E. Banks

10th Anniversary of Universe: Galaxies and Their Black Holes

edited by

Paola Marziani

and

Mauro D’Onofrio

Magnetic Nanoscale Materials and Exotic Spin Structures: A 65th Birthday Gift to Annie K. Powell

edited by

Masooma Ibrahim

and Jonas Braun

Women’s Special Issue Series: Molecules

edited by

Laura Zaccaro

Simona Golič Grdadolnik

Li Du

and

Mariana Emilia Ghica

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2023

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

Towards a Sustainable Future: The Role of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids in the Energy Transition

edited by

Arman Goudarzi

Muhammad Waseem

and

Shah Fahad

Advanced Electrode Materials for Emerging Post-lithium Metal-Ion Batteries

edited by

Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi

Feature Papers to Celebrate the First Impact Factor of Batteries

edited by

Pascal Venet

Karim Zaghib

and

Seung-Wan Song

Recent Applications of Emerging Digital Technologies in Economy and Society

edited by

Claudiu George Bocean

Adriana Grigorescu

and

Anca Antoaneta Vărzaru

Teaching and Learning in the Era of AI Conversation Chatbots: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Chung Kwan Lo

Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0

edited by

Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro

and

Pantaleone Nespoli

Digital Learning: Exploring the Use of Educational Technology in Educational Environments

edited by Robert Otto Davis

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in Applied Microbiology (2023, 2024)

edited by

Ian Connerton

Personalized Management in Orthopedics and Traumatology

edited by

Markus Gesslein

and

Eduard Kurz

Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition

edited by

and

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Hakim Manghwar

and Wajid Zaman

Characterization and Modelling of Composites, Volume III

edited by

Stelios K. Georgantzinos

Feature Papers in European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

edited by

María del Mar Molero Jurado

África Martos Martínez

Samuel Fernández-Salinero

Ana Belén Barragán Martín

and

María del Mar Simón Márquez

Application of Geographical Information System in Urban Design, Management or Evaluation

edited by

Jiangfeng She

Jun Zhu

and

Min Yang

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Marilena Ronzan

and

Marzena Sujkowska-Rybkowska

Reprint

Parasites and Infection: Strategies to Control, Diagnose, and Treat Parasitic Diseases

edited by Érica S. Martins-Duarte

Reprint

Advances in Textile Structural Composites II

edited by Rajesh Mishra

Reprint

Remote Sensing of Cryosphere and Related Processes

edited by Andrey Abramov, Stefano Ponti

Reprint

Bio-Inspired Algorithms

edited by Sándor Szénási, Gábor Kertész

Reprint

Recent Advances in Foot Prosthesis and Orthosis

edited by Arnab Chanda

Reprint

Semiconductor Quantum Dots

edited by Donghai Feng, Guofeng Zhang, Yang Li

Reprint

Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA)

edited by Mario Al Sayah, Rita Der Sarkissian, Rachid Nedjaï

Reprint

Synthesis and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles

edited by Wen-Huei Chang

Reprint

Medical Application of Functional Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by Cristian Scheau, Andreea Cristiana Didilescu, Constantin Caruntu

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Professor Helena M. Ramos

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Dr. Lorenzo Antonio Picos Corrales

It has been a pleasure working together with other Guest Editors and the staff of the section "Polymer Networks" of the journal

Dr. Burkhard Poeggeler

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Professor Thomas Wenzel

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