Materials, Volume 16, Issue 20 (October-2 2023) Table of Contents

Carbide-Doped Poly(Sialate) Resins as Matrices for Thermo-Structural Composites Materials, Volume 16, Issue 20 (October-2 2023) Table of Contents Highlights Read our recent reviews collection here. Read our Editor's Choice Articles here, which have been selected based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Read our Most Cited & Viewed papers here. Cover Story Article: Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramic-Doped Inorganic Polymers for Thermo-Structural Fiber-Reinforced Composites Valentina Medri, Annalisa Natali Murri, Elettra Papa, Claudio Mingazzini, Matteo Scafè and Elena Landi Materials 2023, 16(20), 6649; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206649 Sections Biomaterials Energy Materials Advanced Composites Advanced Materials Characterization Porous Materials Manufacturing Processes and Systems Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Smart Materials Thin Films and Interfaces Catalytic Materials Carbon Materials Materials Chemistry Materials Physics Optical and Photonic Materials Corrosion Construction and Building Materials Materials Simulation and Design Electronic Materials Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Metals and Alloys Polymeric Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Biomaterials Article: Corrosion Resistance of Titanium Dental Implant Abutments: Comparative Analysis and Surface Characterization Jakub Kowalski, Dorota Rylska, Bartłomiej Januszewicz, Bartlomiej Konieczny, Michal Cichomski, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Mateusz Radwanski, Jerzy Sokolowski and Monika Lukomska-Szymanska Materials 2023, 16(20), 6624; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206624 Article: Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Dental Membranes and Its Effects on Cellular Adhesion Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Nicholas Alexander Mirsky, Blaire V. Slavin, Lukasz Witek, Paulo G. Coelho and Nick Tovar Materials 2023, 16(20), 6633; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206633 Article: The Depth of Cure, Sorption and Solubility of Dual-Cured Bulk-Fill Restorative Materials Bashayer Alzahrani, Abdulrahman Alshabib and Wedad Awliya Materials 2023, 16(20), 6673; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206673 Article: Comparison between Different Bulk-Fill and Incremental Composite Materials Used for Class II Restorations in Primary and Permanent Teeth: In Vitro Assessments Maria Salem Ibrahim, Ahmed Saleh AlKhalefah, Abdullah Ali Alsaghirat, Read Ahmed Alburayh and Nezar Ahmed Alabdullah Materials 2023, 16(20), 6674; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206674 Article: Correlating the Effect of Composition and Textural Properties on Bioactivity for Pristine and Copper-Doped Binary Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles Florestan Vergnaud, Benhur Mekonnen, Abdelouahad El Abbassi, Charlotte Vichery and Jean-Marie Nedelec Materials 2023, 16(20), 6690; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206690 Article: Shear Bond Strength of Metal and Ceramic Brackets Depending on Etching Protocol in Direct Bonding Technique Agnieszka Nawrocka, Joanna Nowak, Salvatore Sauro, Louis Hardan, Rim Bourgi and Monika Lukomska-Szymanska Materials 2023, 16(20), 6697; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206697 Article: Evaluation of Cytotoxicity, Cell Attachment, and Elemental Characterization of Three Calcium Silicate-Based Sealers Anahi de Paula Melo, Camila Maria Peres de Rosatto, Danilo Cassiano Ferraz, Gabriela Leite de Souza and Camilla Christian Gomes Moura Materials 2023, 16(20), 6705; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206705 Article: Degree of Standardisation in Ceramic Gingival Systems Alejandra Díaz Hernández, Ana María Martín Casado, Miguel Gómez-Polo, Alicia Celemín Viñuela and Cristina Gómez-Polo Materials 2023, 16(20), 6710; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206710 Article: Modification of the Human Amniotic Membrane Using Different Cross-Linking Agents as a Promising Tool for Regenerative Medicine Joanna Skopinska-Wisniewska, Marlena Michalak, Jakub Tworkiewicz, Dominik Tyloch, Marta Tuszynska and Anna Bajek Materials 2023, 16(20), 6726; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206726 Article: Histological Comparison of Collagenated Cancellous Equine Bone Blocks Used as Inlay or Onlay for Lateral Bone Augmentation in Rabbits Ryuichi Sakaguchi, Samuel Porfirio Xavier, Kenzo Morinaga, Daniele Botticelli, Erick Ricardo Silva, Yasushi Nakajima and Shunsuke Baba Materials 2023, 16(20), 6742; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206742 Article: Novel Remineralizing and Antibiofilm Low-Shrinkage-Stress Nanocomposites to Inhibit Salivary Biofilms and Protect Tooth Structures Abdullah Alhussein, Rashed Alsahafi, Areej Alfaifi, Mohammad Alenizy, Ibrahim Ba-Armah, Abraham Schneider, Mary-Ann Jabra-Rizk, Radi Masri, Guadalupe Garcia Fay, Thomas W. Oates, Jirun Sun, Michael D. Weir and Hockin H. K. Xu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6770; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206770 Article: Evaluation of the Clinical Variables Affecting Attachment Reproduction Accuracy during Clear Aligner Therapy Angela Mirea Bellocchio, Marco Portelli, Ludovica Ciraolo, Elia Ciancio, Angela Militi, Matteo Peditto, Serena Barbera and Riccardo Nucera Materials 2023, 16(20), 6811; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206811 Energy Materials Review: Hydrogen-Assisted Aging Applied to Storage and Sealing Materials: A Comprehensive Review A. K. M. Ahsanul Habib, Ahmed Nazmus Sakib, Zarin Tasnim Mona, Md Monjur Hossain Bhuiyan, Pejman Kazempoor and Zahed Siddique Materials 2023, 16(20), 6689; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206689 Article: Bismuth-Nanoparticles-Embedded Porous Carbon Derived from Seed Husks as High-Performance for Anode Energy Electrode Wasif ur Rehman, Umar Farooq, Muhammad Zain Yousaf and Ali Altalbe Materials 2023, 16(20), 6628; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206628 Article: Preparation Optimization of Enhanced Poplar Wood by Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Treatment via Response Surface Methodology Yong Wang, Xia He, Layun Deng, Xiazhen Li and Xianjun Li Materials 2023, 16(20), 6718; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206718 Article: Samarium-Doped Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate Ceramics Fabricated by Sintering the Mixture of Two Different Crystalline Phases Guo-Cui Bao, Dong-Liang Shi, Jia-Ming Zhang, Fan Yang, Guang Yang, Kun Li, Bi-Jun Fang and Kwok-Ho Lam Materials 2023, 16(20), 6781; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206781 Advanced Composites Review: Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects Maciej Wędrychowicz, Jagoda Kurowiak, Tomasz Skrzekut and Piotr Noga Materials 2023, 16(20), 6632; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206632 Review: Phase Transitions in Boron Carbide Helmut Werheit Materials 2023, 16(20), 6734; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206734 Article: Evaluation of Flexural Toughness of Concrete Reinforced with High-Performance Steel Fiber Do-Hyuck Koo, Jong-Sun Kim, Sun-Hee Kim and Sang-Wook Suh Materials 2023, 16(20), 6623; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206623 Article: A Comparative Study on Microstructure, Segregation, and Mechanical Properties of Al-Si-Mg Alloy Parts Processed by GISS-HPDC and SEED-HPDC Guo-Chao Gu, Li-Xin Xiang, Rui-Fen Li, Wen-Hua Xu, Hong-Liang Zheng, Wen-Hao Wang and Yu-Peng Lu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6652; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206652 Article: Life Cycle Assessment of Production of Hydrochar via Hydrothermal Carbonization of Date Palm Fronds Biomass Chun-Yang Yin, Mohanad El-Harbawi and Zhong-Tao Jiang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6653; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206653 Article: Building Low-Cost, High-Performance Flexible Photodetector Based on Tetragonal Phase VO2 (A) Nanorod Networks Wenhui Lin, Chaoyang Tang, Feiyu Wang, Yiyu Zhu, Zhen Wang, Yifan Li, Qiuqi Wu, Shuguo Lei, Yi Zhang and Jiwei Hou Materials 2023, 16(20), 6688; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206688 Article: Experimental and Numerical Investigation into the Mechanical Behavior of Composite Solid Propellants Subject to Uniaxial Tension Chengfeng Wu, Ming Jiang, Yingying Lu, Hongjian Qu, Hongyan Li and Shaoqing Hu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6695; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206695 Article: Recycling of Silicomanganese Slag and Fly Ash for Preparation of Environment-Friendly Foamed Ceramics Guihang Yu, Wei Gao, Yanbin Yao, Tingting Zhang, Ying Fu and Xiangqing Kong Materials 2023, 16(20), 6724; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206724 Article: Parametric Optimization of Torsional Parameters of Ferrocement “U” Wrapped Beams Using Recent Meta-Heuristic Optimization Algorithms Gopal Charan Behera, Dilip Kumar Bagal, Praddyut Kumar Muduli, Louai A. Maghrabi and Harish Chandra Mohanta Materials 2023, 16(20), 6727; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206727 Article: The Effect of Chemical and Thermal Treatment for Desizing on the Properties and Chemical Functional Groups of Carbon Fiber Kyungeun Kim, Minsu Kim, Gyungha Kim and Daeup Kim Materials 2023, 16(20), 6732; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206732 Article: Preparation of Bioactive Polyamide Fibres Modified with Acetanilide and Copper Sulphate Dorota Biniaś, Włodzimierz Biniaś, Czesław Ślusarczyk and Alicja Machnicka Materials 2023, 16(20), 6789; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206789 Article: Surface-Modified Electrospun Glass Nanofibers from Silane Treatment and Their Use for High-Performance Epoxy-Based Nanocomposite Materials Abhijeet Mali, Philip Agbo, Shobha Mantripragada and Lifeng Zhang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6817; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206817 Article: Quasi-Static Modelling of a Full-Channel Effective Magnetorheological Damper with Trapezoidal Magnetic Rings Huan Wu, Yiming Hu, Yinong Li, Sanbao Gu, Ziyang Yue, Xiaoxue Yang and Ling Zheng Materials 2023, 16(20), 6820; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206820 Article: Durability Analysis of CFRP Adhesive Joints: A Study Based on Entropy Damage Modeling Using FEM Yutong Li, Huachao Deng, Maruri Takamura and Jun Koyanagi Materials 2023, 16(20), 6821; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206821 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Rapid Identification of Material Defects Based on Pulsed Multifrequency Eddy Current Testing and the k-Nearest Neighbor Method Jacek M. Grochowalski and Tomasz Chady Materials 2023, 16(20), 6650; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206650 Article: Impact of Notches on Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Tensile Performance Joseph Johnson and Daniel Kujawski Materials 2023, 16(20), 6740; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206740 Article: Comparative Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Shield Segment Structure Model under Surcharge Loading Xiaofeng Liu, Yan Jiang, Xiaolong Li, Quansheng Zang and Jinchao Yue Materials 2023, 16(20), 6806; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206806 Communication: Stability Modification of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells by Ruthenium Dyes Embedded on Eggshell Membranes Naoki Tanifuji, Takeshi Shimizu, Akihiro Shimizu, Kaho Shimizu, Kizuna Abe, Miki Tanaka, Heng Wang and Hirofumi Yoshikawa Materials 2023, 16(20), 6654; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206654 Communication: Development of Porous MoO2 Pellet Target for 99Mo/99mTc Generator Xiangrong Hu and Tatsuya Suzuki Materials 2023, 16(20), 6713; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206713 Porous Materials Article: Microwave-Prepared Quantum Dots and Their Potential Applications as Adsorbents and Chemosensors Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy, Mohamed El-Sakhawy, El Barbary Hassan and Samir Kamel Materials 2023, 16(20), 6722; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206722 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: Progress in the Synthesis Process and Electrocatalytic Application of MXene Materials Peng Wang, Bingquan Wang and Rui Wang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6816; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206816 Article: An Improved Method for Deriving the Heat Source Model for FCAW of 9% Nickel Steel for Cryogenic Tanks Younghyun Kim, Jaewoong Kim, Hyeongsam Park, Sungbin Hong, Changmin Pyo and Gyuhae Park Materials 2023, 16(20), 6647; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206647 Article: Experimental Investigation of Tool Wear and Machining Quality of BTA Deep-Hole Drilling in Low-Carbon Alloy Steel SA-5083 Xubo Li, Chuanmiao Zhai, Wenqi He, Ye Lu and Bodong Zhang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6686; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206686 Article: Characteristics of the Side Surfaces and Edges of Welded Wire Meshes Used in the Construction of Welded Slotted Screens Mariusz Bąk, Sylwia Wencel and Paweł Wieczorek Materials 2023, 16(20), 6701; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206701 Article: Effect of Current Waveforms during Directed Energy Deposition of 4043 Aluminum Alloy on Microstructure, Hardness, and Wear of Alloy Kumar Ujjwal, Katipalli Anand Kumar, Mukul Anand, R. K. Singh Raman and Alok Kumar Das Materials 2023, 16(20), 6716; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206716 Article: Research on Multiscale Modeling and Experiment of CFRP Milling Jing Ni, Haishan Liu, Zhi Hong, Aihua Meng and Mingfan Li Materials 2023, 16(20), 6748; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206748 Article: Analyzing the Relationship between the Chemical Composition and the Surface Finish of Alnico Alloys in EDM Piotr Młynarczyk, Damian Bańkowski and Bartłomiej Szwed Materials 2023, 16(20), 6765; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206765 Article: Surface Conditions after LASER Shock Peening of Steel and Aluminum Alloys Using Ultrafast Laser Pulses Jan Schubnell, Eva-Regine Carl, Ardeshir Sarmast, Manuel Hinterstein, Johannes Preußner, Marco Seifert, Christoph Kaufmann, Peter Rußbüldt and Jan Schulte Materials 2023, 16(20), 6769; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206769 Article: Microstructure and Properties of Electromagnetic Field-Assisted Laser-Clad Norem02 Iron-Based Cemented Carbide Coating Zixue Wang, Wanyuan Gui, Jiacheng Fu, Ping Zhu and Yonghao Lu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6774; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206774 Article: Thermo-Mechanical Treatment for Reducing the Wear Rate of CuCrZr Tool Electrodes during Electro-Discharge Machining Jacek Skiba, Mariusz Kulczyk, Sylwia Przybysz-Gloc, Monika Skorupska, Julita Smalc-Koziorowska, Mariusz Kobus and Kamil Nowak Materials 2023, 16(20), 6787; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206787 Article: On Characterization of Shear Viscosity and Wall Slip for Concentrated Suspension Flows in Abrasive Flow Machining Can Peng, Hang Gao and Xuanping Wang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6803; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206803 Article: Process Optimization of Polishing Titanium Alloy Material with a Pulsating Air Jet Lei Zhang, Chen Ding, Jianfa Bu, Zhirui Zhang, Yongguang Wang and Cheng Fan Materials 2023, 16(20), 6813; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206813 Article: A Study on Surface Hardening and Wear Resistance of AISI 52100 Steel by Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification and Electrolytic Plasma Surface Modification Technologies Nurtoleu Magazov, Zarina Satbaeva, Bauyrzhan Rakhadilov and Auezhan Amanov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6824; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206824 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Article: Fe-Co Alloy Nanoparticles Dispersed in Polymer-Derived Carbon Support: Effect of Initial Polymer Nature on the Size, Structure and Magnetic Properties Andrey Vasilev, Mikhail Efimov, Dmitry Muratov, Petr Chernavskii, Kirill Cherednichenko, Ella Dzidziguri and Galina Karpacheva Materials 2023, 16(20), 6694; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206694 Article: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of In- and Cross-Plane Thermal Conductivity of Bilayer Graphene Rafat Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Ghaderi and Ebrahim Hajian Materials 2023, 16(20), 6714; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206714 Article: Vertically Well-Aligned ZnO Nanoscintillator Arrays with Improved Photoluminescence and Scintillation Properties Murat Kurudirek, Sinem V. Kurudirek, Nolan E. Hertel, Anna Erickson, Paul J. Sellin, Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay, Aykut Astam and Christopher J. Summers Materials 2023, 16(20), 6717; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206717 Article: Research on Processability and Transmission Performance of Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Ball Grid Array Packaging Based on Electroless Plating Surface Modification for Microwave Transceiver Circuits Song Wang, Tianyu Hou, Rui Huo, Zhengtian Chen, Qinghua Zeng, Ying He, Yan Zhao and Xiao Liu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6720; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206720 Smart Materials Review: Biomimetic Venus Flytrap Structures Using Smart Composites: A Review Bing Wang, Yi Hou, Shuncong Zhong, Juncheng Zhu and Chenglong Guan Materials 2023, 16(20), 6702; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206702 Thin Films and Interfaces Review: Surface Protection Technology for Metallic Materials in Marine Environments Jing Xu, Hao Lu, Linxuan Cai, Yihong Liao and Jiadi Lian Materials 2023, 16(20), 6822; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206822 Article: Monte Carlo Computer Simulations of Spin-Transfer Torque Sergey V. Belim and Igor V. Bychkov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6728; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206728 Article: Peculiarities of the Structure of Au-TiO2 and Au-WO3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites Yerulan Sagidolda, Saule Yergaliyeva, Zhandos Tolepov, Guzal Ismailova, Bakytzhan Orynbay, Renata Nemkayeva, Oleg Prikhodko, Svetlana Peshaya, Suyumbika Maksimova, Nazim Guseinov and Yerzhan Mukhametkarimov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6809; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206809 Article: Role of CdTe Interface Structure on CdS/CdTe Photovoltaic Device Performance Niva K. Jayswal, Dipendra Adhikari, Indra Subedi, Ambalanath Shan and Nikolas J. Podraza Materials 2023, 16(20), 6812; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206812 Catalytic Materials Article: MOF-Derived Spindle-Shaped Z-Scheme ZnO/ZnFe2O4 Heterojunction: A Magnetic Recovery Catalyst for Efficient Photothermal Degradation of Tetracycline Hydrochloride Shilong Suo, Wenmei Ma, Siyi Zhang, Ziwu Han, Yumin Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Yi Xiong, Yong Liu, Chunqing He and Pengfei Fang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6639; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206639 Article: Phosphorus-Doped Hollow Tubular g-C3N4 for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Manying Sun, Chuanwei Zhu, Su Wei, Liuyun Chen, Hongbing Ji, Tongming Su and Zuzeng Qin Materials 2023, 16(20), 6665; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206665 Carbon Materials Article: Influence of Pre-Incubation of Inoculum with Biochar on Anaerobic Digestion Performance Marvin T. Valentin, Kacper Świechowski and Andrzej Białowiec Materials 2023, 16(20), 6655; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206655 Article: Integration of Carbon Nanotubes in an HFCVD Diamond Synthesis Process in a Methane-Rich H2/CH4 Gas Mixture Alexander Mitulinsky, Alexander Gaydaychuk, Sergei Zenkin, Stanislav Meisner, Vlada Bulakh and Stepan Linnik Materials 2023, 16(20), 6755; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206755 Communication: Cubic Nonlinearity of Graphene-Oxide Monolayer Tikaram Neupane, Uma Poudyal, Bagher Tabibi, Wan-Joong Kim and Felix Jaetae Seo Materials 2023, 16(20), 6664; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206664 Materials Chemistry Review: Metal Complexes in the Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers: Achievements and Prospects Badma N. Mankaev and Sergey S. Karlov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6682; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206682 Review: Additives in Nanocrystalline Tin Dioxide: Recent Progress in the Characterization of Materials for Gas Sensor Applications Darya Filatova and Marina Rumyantseva Materials 2023, 16(20), 6733; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206733 Article: Ultra-Short Laser-Assisted Micro-Structure Formations on Mg/Zn Double-Doped Calcium Phosphate Ceramics for Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity Albena Daskalova, Kostadinka Sezanova, Liliya Angelova, Tsvetelina Paunova-Krasteva, Rumiana Gergulova, Daniela Kovacheva and Diana Rabadjieva Materials 2023, 16(20), 6626; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206626 Article: Mg, Zn Substituted Calcium Phosphates—Thermodynamic Modeling, Biomimetic Synthesis in the Presence of Low-Weight Amino Acids and High Temperature Properties Diana Rabadjieva, Rumiana Gergulova, Kostadinka Sezanova, Daniela Kovacheva and Rositsa Titorenkova Materials 2023, 16(20), 6638; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206638 Article: Polycarboxy/Sulfo Betaine—Calcium Phosphate Hybrid Materials with a Remineralization Potential Diana Rabadjieva, Rumiana Gergulova, Konstans Ruseva, Alexander Bonchev, Pavletta Shestakova, Marin Simeonov, Radosveta Vasileva, Dragomir Tatchev, Rositsa Titorenkova and Elena Vassileva Materials 2023, 16(20), 6640; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206640 Article: Machine Learning Prediction of the Redox Activity of Quinones Ilia Kichev, Lyuben Borislavov, Alia Tadjer and Radostina Stoyanova Materials 2023, 16(20), 6687; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206687 Article: Negative Photoconductivity in 2D α-MoO3/Ir Self-Powered Photodetector: Impact of Post-Annealing Mohamed A. Basyooni-M. Kabatas, Shrouk E. Zaki, Khalid Rahmani, Redouane En-nadir and Yasin Ramazan Eker Materials 2023, 16(20), 6756; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206756 Article: Network Structure and Luminescent Properties of ZnO–B2O3–Bi2O3–WO3:Eu3+ Glasses Aneliya Yordanova, Margarita Milanova, Reni Iordanova, Margit Fabian, Lyubomir Aleksandrov and Petia Petrova Materials 2023, 16(20), 6779; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206779 Article: Effect of TiO2 on Pd/La2O3-CeO2-Al2O3 Systems during Catalytic Oxidation of Methane in the Presence of H2O and SO2 Ralitsa Velinova, Silviya Todorova, Daniela Kovacheva, Hristo Kolev, Yordanka Karakirova, Pavel Markov, Katerina Tumbalova, Georgi Ivanov and Anton Naydenov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6784; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206784 Article: Dual-Emissive Monoruthenium Complexes of N(CH3)-Bridged Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Substituent Effect Si-Hai Wu, Zhe Zhang, Ren-Hui Zheng, Rong Yang, Lianhui Wang, Jiang-Yang Shao, Zhong-Liang Gong and Yu-Wu Zhong Materials 2023, 16(20), 6792; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206792 Article: Hydrogen Storage Properties of Ball Milled MgH2 with Additives- Ni, V and Activated Carbons Obtained from Different By-Products Eli Grigorova, Pavel Markov, Boyko Tsyntsarski, Peter Tzvetkov and Ivanka Stoycheva Materials 2023, 16(20), 6823; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206823 Materials Physics Review: Molecular Design Concept for Enhancement Charge Carrier Mobility in OFETs: A Review Yang Zhou, Keke Zhang, Zhaoyang Chen and Haichang Zhang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6645; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206645 Article: Hydrogen Diffusion in Nickel Superalloys: Electrochemical Permeation Study and Computational AI Predictive Modeling Alfonso Monzamodeth Román-Sedano, Bernardo Campillo, Julio C. Villalobos, Fermín Castillo and Osvaldo Flores Materials 2023, 16(20), 6622; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206622 Article: Analysis of Influencing Factors for Stackable and Expandable Acoustic Metamaterial with Multiple Tortuous Channels Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Jiaojiao Zhang, Xiaocui Yang, Heng Zhang and Wenqiang Peng Materials 2023, 16(20), 6643; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206643 Article: Ellipsometric Study on the Uniformity of Al:ZnO Thin Films Deposited Using DC Sputtering at Room Temperature over Large Areas Cecilia Guillén and Juan Francisco Trigo Materials 2023, 16(20), 6644; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206644 Article: Ce/Mn/Cr: (Re,Y)3Al5O12 Phosphor Ceramics (Re = Gd, Tb and Lu) for White LED Lighting with Significant Spectral Redshift and Improved Color-Rendering Index Yukun Li, Svenja Hanson, Cheng Heng Pang, Peng Lyu and Jun Jiang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6667; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206667 Article: Anisotropic Properties of Epitaxial Ferroelectric Lead-Free 0.5[Ba(Ti0.8Zr0.2)O3]-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 Films Nicholas Cucciniello, Alessandro R. Mazza, Pinku Roy, Sundar Kunwar, Di Zhang, Henry Y. Feng, Katrina Arsky, Aiping Chen and Quanxi Jia Materials 2023, 16(20), 6671; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206671 Article: Advantages of Ferroelectrics as a Component of Heterostructures for Electronic Purposes: A DFT Insight Irina Piyanzina, Alexander Evseev, Kirill Evseev, Rinat Mamin, Oleg Nedopekin, Dmitrii Tayurskii and Viktor Kabanov Materials 2023, 16(20), 6672; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206672 Article: First-Principles Study of Adsorption of Pb Atoms on 3C-SiC Michal Komorowicz, Kazimierz Skrobas and Konrad Czerski Materials 2023, 16(20), 6700; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206700 Article: Preparation of MXene/BN Composites with Adjustable Microwave Absorption Performance Weidong Zhang, Haoliang Wen, Yaping Gou, Yun Zhao, Zhiqiang Zhang and Yali Qiao Materials 2023, 16(20), 6752; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206752 Article: Improved Energy Storage Density and Efficiency of Nd and Mn Co-Doped Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 Ceramic Capacitors Via Defect Dipole Engineering Hyunsu Choi, Srinivas Pattipaka, Yong Hoon Son, Young Min Bae, Jung Hwan Park, Chang Kyu Jeong, Han Eol Lee, Sung-Dae Kim, Jungho Ryu and Geon-Tae Hwang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6753; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206753 Communication: Electronic, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Carbon and Boron Nitride Holey Graphyne Monolayers Bohayra Mortazavi Materials 2023, 16(20), 6642; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206642 Optical and Photonic Materials Communication: The Kinetics of Carrier Trap Parameters in Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl,S)2 Hackmanite Sung-Hwan Kim and Seon-Chil Kim Materials 2023, 16(20), 6776; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206776 Corrosion Article: Study on Lifetime Performance Evaluation of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Frame in Chloride Environments Jun Yang, Zhaoming Yuan, Jie Liu and Shuqi Yu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6666; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206666 Article: Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Zinc/Hydroxyapatite Multi-Layer Coating Prepared by Combining Cold Spraying and High-Velocity Suspension Flame Spraying Hailong Yao, Xiaozhen Hu, Qingyu Chen, Hongtao Wang and Xiaobo Bai Materials 2023, 16(20), 6782; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206782 Article: Effect of Artificial Saliva Modification on Pitting Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of the Remanium®-Type Orthodontic Archwire Bożena Łosiewicz, Patrycja Osak, Karolina Górka-Kulikowska, Tomasz Goryczka, Michał Dworak, Joanna Maszybrocka and Krzysztof Aniołek Materials 2023, 16(20), 6791; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206791 Article: Tellurium Corrosion of Type 304/304L Stainless Steel, Iron, Chromium, and Nickel in High-Temperature Liquid Sodium Yi Xie Materials 2023, 16(20), 6798; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206798 Construction and Building Materials Article: Valorisation of Tuff and Brick Wastes by Alkali Activation for Historical Building Remediation Ilaria Capasso, Gigliola D'Angelo, Marina Fumo, Mercedes del Rio Merino, Domenico Caputo and Barbara Liguori Materials 2023, 16(20), 6619; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206619 Article: Study on the Shear Resistance Performance of Grouped Stud Connectors Wenru Lu, Yuanming Huang and Wenhan Xu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6625; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206625 Article: Mechanism and Development of Thermo-Rheological Properties of Asphalts Modified by Reactive Polymer Systems Martin Jasso, Juan Sebastian Perez Jaimes and Esteban Felipe Tellez Vega Materials 2023, 16(20), 6631; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206631 Article: Combined Influences of Water Content and Coarse Grain Content on Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soil Mixture Yu Su, Bo Han, Junyi Duan and Fumin Zhao Materials 2023, 16(20), 6657; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206657 Article: The Multi-Objective Optimization Design and Hydrothermal Performance Evaluation of Anhydrous Calcium Sulfate Whisker and Polyester Fiber Compound Modified Asphalt Mixture in Hot-Humid Areas Taotao Fan, Qiuping Song, Chundi Si and Songkai Han Materials 2023, 16(20), 6662; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206662 Article: Study on the Performance and Mechanism of Glass Fiber-Reinforced MgO-SiO2-H2O Cement Tingting Zhang, Jingbin Zhang, Yang Zhao and Hongmei Ai Materials 2023, 16(20), 6668; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206668 Article: The Effects of Silica Fume and Superplasticizer Type on the Properties and Microstructure of Reactive Powder Concrete František Šoukal, Luboš Bocian, Radoslav Novotný, Lucie Dlabajová, Nikola Šuleková, Jan Hajzler, Ondřej Koutný and Martina Drdlová Materials 2023, 16(20), 6670; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206670 Article: Exploring the Potential of Alternative Materials in Concrete Mixtures: Effect of Copper Slag on Mechanical Properties and Carbonation Resistance Yimmy Fernando Silva, Mónica Villaquirán-Caicedo and Silvia Izquierdo Materials 2023, 16(20), 6677; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206677 Article: The Influence of External Sulfate Attack on the Durability of Reinforced Mortars in the Presence of Calcined River Sediments Ali Benkabouche, Mouhamadou Amar, Mahfoud Benzerzour, Nor-Edine Abriak, Michèle T'kint and Mohamed Mouli Materials 2023, 16(20), 6684; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206684 Article: Study on Influencing Factors of Hydraulic Engineered Cementitious Composites Layer Bonding Performance Yupu Wang, Jiazheng Li and Yan Shi Materials 2023, 16(20), 6693; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206693 Article: Effect of Basalt Fiber Diameter on the Properties of Asphalt Mastic and Asphalt Mixture Bo Li, Minghao Liu, Aihong Kang, Yao Zhang and Zhetao Zheng Materials 2023, 16(20), 6711; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206711 Article: Environmentally Friendly Masonry Mortar Blended with Fly Ash, Corn Cob Ash or Ceramic Waste Powder Slobodan Šupić, Mirjana Malešev, Vladan Pantić, Ivan Lukić, Vlastimir Radonjanin, Miloš Ognjanović and Gordana Broćeta Materials 2023, 16(20), 6725; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206725 Article: Performance of Bituminous Binder Modified with Recycled Plastic Pellets Haithem Soliman, Paul Osei and Ahmed Shalaby Materials 2023, 16(20), 6730; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206730 Article: Influence of Carbonation on the Properties of Steel Slag–Magnesium Silicate Hydrate (MSH) Cement Tian Zeng, Zhiqi Hu, Chengran Huang and Jun Chang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6737; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206737 Article: Benchmarking Standard and Micromechanical Models for Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete Relevant for Nuclear Power Plants Vít Šmilauer, Lenka Dohnalová, Milan Jirásek, Julien Sanahuja, Suresh Seetharam and Saeid Babaei Materials 2023, 16(20), 6751; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206751 Article: Fracture Toughness Testing of Brittle Laminated Geomaterials Using Hollow Double-Wing Slotted Specimens Zilong Yao, Zidong Fan, Qin Zhou, Xiaofang Nie and Li Ren Materials 2023, 16(20), 6754; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206754 Article: Effective Notch-Stress-Based Stress Concentration Factors of the Rib–Deck Weld in Orthotropic Steel Decks Considering the Effect of Asphalt Surfacing Qiudong Wang, Shanchun Shi, Yue Yao, Zhiqiang Wang and Zhongqiu Fu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6760; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206760 Article: Enhancement of Hydration Activity and Microstructure Analysis of γ-C2S Ziyue Yan, Yaqing Jiang, Kangting Yin, Limeng Wang and Tinghong Pan Materials 2023, 16(20), 6762; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206762 Article: Study on Synergistic Effect of Xanthan Gum and Sodium Methylsiliconate on Mechanical Strength and Water Stability of Phosphogypsum Road-Based Materials Jianhui Wu, Tong Xu, Hongqiang Chu, Xiang Xi, Fengchen Zhang and Weizhun Jin Materials 2023, 16(20), 6766; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206766 Article: Embodied Energy Optimization of Prestressed Concrete Road Flyovers by a Two-Phase Kriging Surrogate Model Lorena Yepes-Bellver, Alejandro Brun-Izquierdo, Julián Alcalá and Víctor Yepes Materials 2023, 16(20), 6767; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206767 Article: Effect of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Waste on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Evaluation of Its Feasibility for Reuse in Concrete Applications Tianhao Zhao, Yong Lv, Jianzhong Chen, Pengfei Song, Mingqing Sun, Xiaoyu Zhang and Li Huang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6772; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206772 Article: Repairing Behaviors of Cracked Steel Plates Based on Bolted Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plates Jie Liu, Haobo Wang, Yang Wei, Daguang Han and Yunfei Xiang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6773; 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DOI: 10.3390/ma16206788 Article: Effect of Mud Powder on the Performance of Bridge Deck Leveling Concrete in a Seasonally Frozen Region Chenglin Shi, Ruize Zhao and Wensheng Wang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6793; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206793 Article: Assessment of Properties and Microstructure of Concrete with Cotton Textile Waste and Crushed Bricks Nastasia Saca, Lidia Radu, Roxana Truşcă, Răzvan Calotă, Daniela Dobre and Ilinca Năstase Materials 2023, 16(20), 6807; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206807 Article: Performance of the Cement Grouting Material and Optimization of the Mix Proportion for the Free Section of the Prestressed Anchor Bar Chaoguang Wu, Zhiya Chen, Xuemin Zhang, Zikun Li, Lichuan Wang, Bin Ouyang and Jin Liu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6819; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206819 Editorial: Editorial: Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Cement-Based Composites Lik-Ho Tam, Ao Zhou, Zechuan Yu and Chao Wu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6636; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206636 Materials Simulation and Design Article: Simulation and Experimental of Infiltration and Solidification Process for Al2O3(3D)/5083Al Interpenetrating Phase Composite for High Speed Train Prepared by Low-Pressure Infiltration Yanli Jiang, Pianpian Xu, Chen Zhang, Fengjun Jin, Yichao Li, Xiuling Cao and Liang Yu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6634; 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Klochkov, Almas Yskakov, Aleksander N. Vinichenko, Danil A. Safonov, Nikolay I. Kargin, Maksim V. Bulavin, Aleksey V. Galushko, Vladik R. Yamurzin and Ivan S. 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Naik, Priyaranjan Sharma, Gajanan Anne, Raj Kumar Pittala, Rahul Kumar, Gnane Swarnadh Satapathi, Ch Sateesh Kumar and Filipe Fernandes Materials 2023, 16(20), 6651; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206651 Article: Effect of 160 MeV Xenon Ion Irradiation on the Tribological Properties and Crystal Structure of 100Cr6 Bearing Steel Mariusz Kamiński, Piotr Budzyński, Zbigniew Surowiec, Marek Wiertel, Maxim V. Zdorovets, Artem Kozlovskiy, Janusz Waliszewski and Marek Magdziak Materials 2023, 16(20), 6660; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206660 Article: Characterization of the Metal Fused Filament Fabrication Process for Manufacturing of Pure Copper Inductors Philipp Schüßler, Jonas Franke, Steffen Czink, Steffen Antusch, Daniel Mayer, Stephan Laube, Thomas Hanemann, Volker Schulze and Stefan Dietrich Materials 2023, 16(20), 6678; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206678 Article: Impact of Mn Alloying on Phase Stabilities, Magnetic Properties and Electronic Structures in Fe Hao Yang, Jin-Han Yang, Ying Zhao, Han Ma, Yanzhong Tian, Minghui Cai, Shuai Tang, Yandong Liu, Xiang Zhao, Hai-Le Yan and Liang Zuo Materials 2023, 16(20), 6679; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206679 Article: Study of the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Spiral Tubes and Actuators for Controlled Extension Fabricated with Beryllium Bronze Strips Ruilong Lu, Jingtao Han, Zhanhua Li, Congfa Zhang, Jiawei Liu, Cheng Liu, Zhenqian Lang and Xiaoyan Ma Materials 2023, 16(20), 6719; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206719 Article: Evolution of Microstructure and Texture in Grain-Oriented 6.5% Si Steel Processed by Rolling with Intrinsic Inhibitors and Additional Inhibitors Ruiyang Liang, Chengqian Sun and Qingchun Li Materials 2023, 16(20), 6731; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206731 Article: The Characteristic of $\mathbf{\{}\mathbf{10}\overline{\mathbf{1}}\mathbf{2}\mathbf{\}}\mathbf{<}\mathbf{10}\overline{\mathbf{1}}\overline{\mathbf{1}}>$ Twin of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al under Planar Wave Detonation Tong Wang, Ping Yang, Jin Zhang and Xin-Fu Gu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6739; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206739 Article: Recycling of Hard Disk Drive Platters via Plastic Consolidation Tomasz Skrzekut, Maciej Wędrychowicz and Andrzej Piotrowicz Materials 2023, 16(20), 6745; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206745 Article: Exploration of Solid Solutions and the Strengthening of Aluminum Substrates by Alloying Atoms: Machine Learning Accelerated Density Functional Theory Calculations Jingtao Huang, Jingteng Xue, Mingwei Li, Yuan Cheng, Zhonghong Lai, Jin Hu, Fei Zhou, Nan Qu, Yong Liu and Jingchuan Zhu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6757; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206757 Article: The Microstructure, Solidification Path, and Microhardness of As-Cast Ni-Al-Cr-Os Alloys in a Ni-Rich Region Yan Lin, Ming Wei, Guangyu Yang, Haiyan Liu, Hui Ye, Chunming Deng and Lijun Zhang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6777; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206777 Article: Kinetics of Nickel Diffusion into Austenitic Stainless Steels AISI 304 and 316L and Calculation of Diffusion Coefficients Šárka Bukovská, Jaromír Moravec and Martin Švec Materials 2023, 16(20), 6783; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206783 Article: Processing of Bimetallic Inconel 625-16Mo3 Steel Tube via Supercritical Bend: Study of the Mechanical Properties and Structure Igor Barenyi, Martin Slany, Karel Kouril, Jan Zouhar, Stepan Kolomy, Josef Sedlak and Jozef Majerik Materials 2023, 16(20), 6796; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206796 Article: Effect of Heat Treatment Processes on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Deposited Layers Processed by Fused Arc Additive Manufacturing Zhigang Shen, Zhisheng Wu, Ting Wang, Tuosheng Jia and Cuirong Liu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6801; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206801 Communication: Dissolution Behavior of Eutectic Carbides in Medium-Alloy Steels for Heavy Forgings Yu Ji, Tingting Xu, Caiyan Zhao, Guangyao Chen, Hongshan Zhao, Chundong Hu and Han Dong Materials 2023, 16(20), 6763; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206763 Communication: Effect of Alloying Elements on the Short-Range Orders and Atomic Diffusion Behavior of Liquid Al−9Si Cast Alloys Xunming Zhu, Dan Liu, Jian Wang, Candong Chen, Xinxin Li, Li Wang and Mingxu Wang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6768; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206768 Editorial: Small Specimen Technology for Revealing Mechanical Properties of Alloys, 3D-Printing Metals and Welding Joints Jian Peng Materials 2023, 16(20), 6648; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206648 Polymeric Materials Article: Development of Polyhydroxybutyrate-Based Packaging Films and Methods to Their Ultrasonic Welding Viktoriia Talaniuk, Marcin Godzierz, Alina Vashchuk, Maksym Iurhenko, Paweł Chaber, Wanda Sikorska, Anastasiia Kobyliukh, Valeriy Demchenko, Sergiy Rogalsky, Urszula Szeluga and Grażyna Adamus Materials 2023, 16(20), 6617; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206617 Article: Chain Reduction of CHCl3 Photocatalyzed by SPEEK/PVA Films Swollen in Air-Saturated HCO2Na Solutions Radini Dissanayaka, Md Safiqul Islam and G. Mills Materials 2023, 16(20), 6629; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206629 Article: Experimental and Numerical Study of Healing Effect on Delamination Defect in Infusible Thermoplastic Composite Laminates Paulius Griskevicius, Kestutis Spakauskas, Swarup Mahato, Valdas Grigaliunas, Renaldas Raisutis, Darius Eidukynas, Dariusz M. Perkowski and Andrius Vilkauskas Materials 2023, 16(20), 6764; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206764 Article: Preparation and Spectroscopic, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Biocomposites of Poly(butylene succinate) and Onion Peels or Durum Wheat Bran Emil Sasimowski, Marta Grochowicz and Łukasz Szajnecki Materials 2023, 16(20), 6799; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206799 Article: Microporous Block Copolymers Modified with Cu(II)-Coordinated Polyethylene Oxide-Substituted Silicas for Analytical Sensors Ilsiya M. Davletbaeva, Ekaterina D. Li, Zulfiya Z. Faizulina, Oleg O. Sazonov, Oleg V. Mikhailov, Karim R. Safiullin and Ruslan S. 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Santos and Nelson D. Gonçalves Materials 2023, 16(20), 6627; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206627 Article: Role of Cr Element in Highly Dense Passivation of Fe-Based Amorphous Alloy Ziqi Song, Zhaoxuan Wang, Qi Chen, Zhigang Qi, Ki Buem Kim and Weimin Wang Materials 2023, 16(20), 6630; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206630 Article: CO2 Physisorption over an Industrial Molecular Sieve Zeolite: An Experimental and Theoretical Approach Anastasios I. Tsiotsias, Amvrosios G. Georgiadis, Nikolaos D. Charisiou and Maria A. Goula Materials 2023, 16(20), 6656; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206656 Article: Effect of Bi Content on the Microstructure, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Cu-Sn Alloy Zhenhua Shi, Hong Xu, Guowei Zhang, Yijun Liu and Xiaoyan Ren Materials 2023, 16(20), 6658; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206658 Article: Improved DC Dielectric Performance of Cross-Linked Polyethylene Modified by Free Radical-Initiated Grafting BMIE Peng Li, Xuan Wang, Jin Jin, Hui Zhang and Wei Han Materials 2023, 16(20), 6659; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206659 Article: The Dissolution Mechanism of Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids on the Sillimanite Chenyang Zhang, Yaling Yu, Mingfeng Zhong, Jieyi Zhuang, Huan Yang, Shaomin Lin, Zhijie Zhang and Yunying Wu Materials 2023, 16(20), 6663; DOI: 10.3390/ma16206663 Article: Biological Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Using Edible Plant Allium monanthum: Characterization of Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties Using In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis Hyo Shim Han, Jeong Sung Jung, Young-Il Jeong and Ki Choon Choi Materials 2023, 16(20), 6669; 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