Materials Science
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Science (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish contributions on the synthesis, properties’ characterization and application of all aspects of materials with a focus on biological or molecular research. Topics include, without being limited to:
- Biomaterials
- Nanomaterials
- Structural Materials
- Functional/Sensor Materials
- Advanced/Nuclear Materials
- Polymers/Composites
- Self-Assembly/Macromolecular Materials
- Optoelectronic/Magnetic Materials
- Soft Materials
- Biological Materials
- Non-covalent Interactions
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Research and Innovations in Green Monomers and Macromolecular Materials (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Biomass-Derived Materials: Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Carbon–Multidisciplinary Investigations and Innovative Solutions (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Solar Cells: Material Design and Mechanism Research (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Antibacterial Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Polymers as Carriers of Active Heterocyclic Compounds (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- The Application of Biomaterials in Bone Tissue Repair and Regeneration (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Bioactivity of Natural and Synthetic Molecules in Dentistry (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Bioinspired and Biobased Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Multifunctional Bioscaffolds for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Electrochemical-Related Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Modelling in Material Science (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Electron Transport Mechanism in Optoelectronic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Electrode and Electrolyte Materials: Molecular Scale Design, Synthesis, Mechanisms and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Research on Cyclodextrin (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Application of Nanomaterials and Molecular Detection in Human Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Adsorption Mechanism of Novel Porous Materials in Wastewater Treatment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytically Active Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Emerging Trends in Antimicrobial Biomaterials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Lithium-Ion Battery: Material Design and Mechanism Research (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Nanoparticles in Inhaled Drug Delivery (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Design, Synthesis, and Mechanism of Fluorescent and Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Synthesis and Applications of Advanced Inorganic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Functional Optical Nano/Micromaterials 2.0 (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Biomaterials for Dental and Orthopedic Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Research on Synthesis and Application of Polymer Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Research Progress on 3D Cultures for Modeling the Microenvironment (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Molecular Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Multiscale Nanostructured Porous Materials and Functional Interfaces for Separation (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Molecular Research on Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering and Periodontal Disease (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Synthesis and Applications of Photoactive Molecules and Photovoltaic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Modern NMR Characterization of Materials at the Atomic and Molecular Level (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Molecular Scale Studies of Computational Catalysis and Density Functional Theory in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Metal Oxide Nanomaterial Properties: Molecular Electrochemistry and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Optical Molecular Systems: From Design to Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Synthesis and Applications of Natural and Synthetic High-Molecular and Polymer Compounds: A Molecular Perspective (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials in Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- New Perspectives of Colloids for Biological Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Biological Polysaccharides: Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Innovations in Dental Materials: From the Lab to the Dental Clinic (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- A Commemorative Issue in Honor of József Szejtli: Advances in Cyclodextrin Chemistry and Its Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Ionic-Liquid-Based Materials and Their Multi-functional Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research on Luminescent Materials and Their Luminescence Mechanism (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Insights into Collagen-Based Biomaterials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Updates on Nanophotosensitizers (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Molecular Research Progress of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Bioprinting: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Biomaterials and Their Composites for Biomedical Applications and Beyond (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Biomaterials and Antibacterial Materials for Bone Biology (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Nanomaterials in Novel Thin Films and Coatings (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Molecular Dynamics, Structures, and Applications of Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Organic and Inorganic Materials for the Fabrication of Molecular Layers for Medical Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Alloy Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Molecular Research on Energetic Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Materials for Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2.0 (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Biological Applications of Functional Compounds and Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Metal Nanoparticles: From Fundamental Studies to New Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Biomaterials and Antimicrobial Materials for Orthopaedic Application 2.0 (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Magnetic Materials: Their Synthesis, Properties and Various Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Bone Biomaterials Research and 3D Spheroid Culture Systems in Osteogenesis (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Molecular Scale Design, Synthesis, and Application of Macroporous, Mesoporous, and Microporous Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Latest Developments of Composites in Bioengineering: Structure, Morphology, Properties and Application (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Research on Bio-Scaffold for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Biofunctional Coatings for Medical Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Materials: From Synthesis to Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Protein-Based Composite Materials: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Biomedical Polymer Materials: Design, Synthesis or Applications (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Molecular Engineering in Dental Restorative and Regenerative Materials (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Injury and Bone Tissue Regeneration (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Advanced Therapies (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Polymeric Materials for Cancer Therapeutics (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Interactions of Cells with Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine, 4th Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Progress in the Use of Graphene and Graphene-Like Materials in Various Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Optical Materials: Molecular Advances of Their Synthesis, Properties and Medical Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Design, Synthesis, and Application of Dental Materials (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Preparations and Applications of Aerogels and/or Cryogels: From a Molecular Perspective (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Application of Polymers in Biomedicine (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Antimicrobial Nanomaterials: Approaches, Strategies and Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Magnetic Materials and Their Various Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Silk-Based Functional Materials: New Ways of Production, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Biopolymer Composites (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Novel Bioactive and Biodegradable Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering 4.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Dental Pulp Tissue Engineerin, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Novel Polymeric Materials for Biomedical and Food Packaging Application (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Recent Developments in Biomaterials at the Nanoscale: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Application of Biomolecular Materials in Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Research of Hydroxyapatite-Based Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Ligament/Tendon and Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Reconstruction (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Applications of Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Theranostics (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Novel Insights into Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advancing Interdisciplinary Science with Quantum/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) in Computational Chemistry (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Recent Development in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Hydrogel and Nanogel for Medical Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Tissue Engineering Related Biomaterials: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Materials for Photobiology—3rd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Biomaterials and Therapeutics for Pulp-Dentin Complex Regeneration (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Nanomaterials and Biopolymer in Molecular Diagnostics, Sensing, Imaging, and Treatment (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Zeolite/Zeolite Composites: Synthesis, Characterization, Hydrogen Storage, Pollution Adsorption and Medical Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Molecular Perspectives in Nanoadsorption (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Nanofibrous Biomaterials for Biomedicine and Medical Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advanced Batteries and Electrochemical Sensors: Design, Development and Application (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances and Challenges in Dental Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Novel Biopolymeric Materials Incorporating Bioactive Ingredients and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Recent Advances in Biosurfactants (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Polymers (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Isolation, Characterization and Application of Lignin (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Energy Storage Materials: Design, Synthesis and Properties (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Hyperelastic Structures (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Molecular Research on Advanced Optical Materials 2.0: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Biopolymers as Nanoparticles Carriers, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Applications of Biomaterials in Drug Development (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Fiber Materials in Biomedicine: Molecular Research and Advanced Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Applications of Dendrimer Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Molecular Research of Nanocomposites: Design, Properties and Application (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Two- and Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Materials for Biosensing Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Nanomaterials and Biomaterials in Biomedicine Application (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration in Craniofacial Defect Reconstruction (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Innovative Molecular Strategies in Biomedicine (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds, Smart Polymers and Functionalised Materials for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advancements in Perovskite and Tandem Solar Cell Technologies (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Bioactive Polymer-Based Materials Dedicated to Wound Healing (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Design, Synthesis, and Bioapplications of Multifunctional Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Materials for Optoelectronic Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Antimicrobial Agents: Synthesis and Design (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advancements in Biomaterials: Molecular Research and Medical Applications (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials: Drug Delivery, Environmental Applications and Cytotoxicity Issues (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Molecular Materials for Functional Textile Coatings (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Molecular Perspectives on the Synthesis and Application of Hydrogel Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Research Progress of Biocompatibility and Biocompatible Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Current Insights for the Development of Emerging Photovoltaics Through Molecular Research (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Molecular Advances in the Synthesis and Medical Application of Biomaterials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Electrochemical Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Surface Engineering to Create Composite Nanomaterials with Improved Functional Properties (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Synthetic Mechanisms of Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Design, Synthesis, and Modification of Efficient Catalyst Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- New Insights into the Antibacterial Effect of Nano- and Micro-Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Bioceramics: Challenges and Medical Applications of Calcium-Phosphate-Based Biocompatible Ceramics (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Application of Conjugated Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- New Applications of Nanostructured Materials in Electrochemical Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advances in Molecular Physics and Optical Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Molecular Scale Research of Energy Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Molecular Research Progress of Antibacterial Material (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Structural and Functional Polymer Materials in Biomedicine (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- 3D Technology in Biomedicine: Studying Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Research Progress of Orthopedic Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- The Interplay among Biomolecules and Nanomaterials (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Novel Multifunctional Materials with Electrical, Catalytic, and Biological Properties (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Chemical and Biotechnological Strategies to Tailor the Properties of Biomaterials (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Research on Nanosensors and Microsensors (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Bioactive Molecules from Food Waste in Food Packaging Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Research on Cyclodextrin: Properties and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Biomimetic Materials Applied in the Analytical and Biomedical Fields (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advances in Graphene Film and Composites (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Innovation in Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Molecular Research on Nanosorbent Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Innovations in Polymeric Materials: Exploring Advancements and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Bioactive Materials: State-of-the-Art Research and Development Prospects (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Application of Electrochemical Materials in Molecular Biology (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Challenges in Molecularly Imprinted Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Regenerative Medicine: Biomaterials and Stem Cell Research (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Recent Research of Structural Materials in Molecular Science (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Rational Design and Application of Functional Hydrogels (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Advances in Agro-Polymers (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Computational Studies of Ionic Liquids and Their Analogues (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
