Advances in Multifunctional Materials for Next-Generation Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 July 2024 | Viewed by 787
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart materials; composites; organic and printed electronics; sensors and actuators
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: multifunctional materials; composites; sensors and actuators
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the scientific community has shown considerable interest in multifunctional materials, which exhibit the remarkable capability of manifesting multiple functionalities concurrently. These materials exhibit a unique combination of advantageous mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties, thereby facilitating the execution of diverse tasks within a single structural framework. Such materials possess the potential to bring about a transformative impact across a wide range of industries, encompassing aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, electronics, and various other sectors.
This Special Issue will focus on the advancements in multifunctional materials that hold promise for next-generation applications. The scope of interest encompasses various aspects, including, but not limited to, the synthesis and fabrication techniques employed for multifunctional materials, the characterization and evaluation of their diverse properties, modeling and simulation approaches to comprehend their behavior, their application in structural contexts, their utilization for energy harvesting and storage purposes, their implementation in sensing and actuation systems, bio-inspired and biomimetic variations of multifunctional materials, the development of smart and responsive materials for adaptive applications, their integration into wearable devices and electronics, as well as their potential environmental applications.
Manuscripts shedding light on any of these topics or related areas are encouraged to submit.
Dr. Marco P. Silva
Dr. João Nunes-Pereira
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- multifunctional materials
- synthesis and fabrication techniques
- characterization and evaluation
- environmental applications
- sensing and actuation
- energy harvesting and storage
- smart adaptive applications
- electromechanical properties
- bio-inspired materials
- soft robotics
