Materials, Volume 16, Issue 22 (November-2 2023) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Review: Photonic Bound States in the Continuum in Nanostructures Hongkun Zhong, Tiantian He, Yuan Meng and Qirong Xiao Materials 2023, 16(22), 7112; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227112 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 Quantum Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Biomaterials Review: Electrospun Nanofibers: Shaping the Future of Controlled and Responsive Drug Delivery Michael Wildy and Ping Lu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7062; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227062 Review: A Review of Abdominal Meshes for Hernia Repair—Current Status and Emerging Solutions Alfred Najm, Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Bogdan Severus Gaspar, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu and Mircea Beuran Materials 2023, 16(22), 7124; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227124 Review: The Effectiveness of Autologous Platelet Concentrates in the Clinical and Radiographic Healing after Endodontic Surgery: A Systematic Review Alessandro Espedito di Lauro, Alessandra Valletta, Angelo Aliberti, Mario Cangiano, Pasquale Dolce, Gilberto Sammartino and Roberta Gasparro Materials 2023, 16(22), 7187; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227187 Review: Drug-Eluting Sutures by Hot-Melt Extrusion: Current Trends and Future Potentials Garba M. Khalid and Nashiru Billa Materials 2023, 16(22), 7245; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227245 Article: Graphene Oxide/Cholesterol-Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Composites with Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Properties Fuat Erden Materials 2023, 16(22), 7060; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227060 Article: Synthesis and In Vitro Biocompatibility Studies of Novel Alkoxy 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes Margarida G. Santos, Juliana Araújo, Chrislaura Carmo, Leonardo Santos, Maria Filomena Botelho, Mafalda Laranjo and Abílio J. F. N. Sobral Materials 2023, 16(22), 7085; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227085 Article: Simulating and Predicting the Mechanical Behavior of Electrospun Scaffolds for Cardiac Patches Fabrication Elli Gkouti, Aleksander Czekanski and Ahmed AlAttar Materials 2023, 16(22), 7095; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227095 Article: Influence of the Phase Composition of Titanium Alloys on Cell Adhesion and Surface Colonization Boris B. Straumal, Natalia Yu. Anisimova, Mikhail V. Kiselevskiy, Keryam M. Novruzov, Anna Korneva, Alena S. Gornakova, Askar R. Kilmametov, Silvana Sommadossi and Gregory Davdian Materials 2023, 16(22), 7130; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227130 Article: Optimization of Functional Toothpaste Formulation Containing Nano-Hydroxyapatite and Birch Extract for Daily Oral Care Alexandra-Diana Florea, Cristina Teodora Dobrota, Rahela Carpa, Csaba-Pal Racz, Gheorghe Tomoaia, Aurora Mocanu, Alexandra Avram, Olga Soritau, Lucian Cristian Pop and Maria Tomoaia-Cotisel Materials 2023, 16(22), 7143; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227143 Article: The Influence of Indirect Bonding Technique on Adhesion of Orthodontic Brackets and Post-Debonding Enamel Integrity—An In Vitro Study Agnieszka Nawrocka, Ireneusz Piwonski, Joanna Nowak, Salvatore Sauro, María Angeles García-Esparza, Louis Hardan and Monika Lukomska-Szymanska Materials 2023, 16(22), 7202; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227202 Article: Innovative Curved-Tip Reactor for Non-Thermal Plasma and Plasma-Treated Water Generation: Synergistic Impact Comparison with Sodium Hypochlorite in Dental Root Canal Disinfection Raúl Arguello-Sánchez, Régulo López-Callejas, Benjamín Gonzalo Rodríguez-Méndez, Rogelio Scougall-Vilchis, Ulises Velázquez-Enríquez, Antonio Mercado-Cabrera, Rosendo Peña-Eguiluz, Raúl Valencia-Alvarado and Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís Materials 2023, 16(22), 7204; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227204 Article: Cell-Laden 3D Printed GelMA/HAp and THA Hydrogel Bioinks: Development of Osteochondral Tissue-like Bioinks Shahrbanoo Jahangir, Jana Vecstaudza, Adriana Augurio, Elena Canciani, Liga Stipniece, Janis Locs, Mauro Alini and Tiziano Serra Materials 2023, 16(22), 7214; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227214 Article: Rational Design of a Small Molecular Near-Infrared Fluorophore for Improved In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging Gayoung Jo, Yoonbin Park, Min Ho Park and Hoon Hyun Materials 2023, 16(22), 7227; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227227 Energy Materials Article: Double Carbon Networks Reinforce the Thermal Storage and Thermal Transfer Properties of 1-Octadecanol Phase Change Materials Xiuli Wang, Qingmeng Wang, Xiaomin Cheng, Xiaolan Chen and Mingjun Bai Materials 2023, 16(22), 7067; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227067 Article: Modeling of Charge Injection, Recombination, and Diffusion in Complete Perovskite Solar Cells on Short Time Scales Krzysztof Szulc, Katarzyna Pydzińska-Białek and Marcin Ziółek Materials 2023, 16(22), 7110; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227110 Article: Solution Combustion Synthesis of High-Performance Nano-LiFePO4/C Cathode Material from Cost-Effective Mixed Fuels Haozhi Duan, Dehai Meng and Shuxia Yuan Materials 2023, 16(22), 7155; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227155 Article: The Effect of Copper–Graphene Composite Architecture on Thermal Transport Efficiency Arseny M. Kazakov, Galiia F. Korznikova, Ilyas I. Tuvalev, Artem A. Izosimov and Elena A. Korznikova Materials 2023, 16(22), 7199; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227199 Advanced Composites Article: A Study on Processing Defects and Parameter Optimization in Abrasive Suspension Jet Cutting of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Liucan Li, Nanzhe Xiao, Chuwen Guo and Fengchao Wang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7064; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227064 Article: Mechanical Performance of Adhesive Connections in Structural Applications Marco Lamberti, Aurélien Maurel-Pantel and Frédéric Lebon Materials 2023, 16(22), 7066; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227066 Article: Alkyl Substituent in Heterocyclic Substrate, Carbon Skeleton Length of O-Nucleophilic Agent and Conditions Influence the Product Composition from Competitive Reactions of SNipso Substitution by Aliphatic Oligoethers Konstantin K. Bosov, Ekaterina V. Pivovarova, Irina A. Krupnova, Gennady T. Sukhanov, Anna G. Sukhanova and Yulia V. Filippova Materials 2023, 16(22), 7068; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227068 Article: Eco-Friendly Multilayer Coating Harnessing the Functional Features of Curcuma-Based Pigment and Rice Bran Wax as a Hydrophobic Filler Massimo Calovi and Stefano Rossi Materials 2023, 16(22), 7086; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227086 Article: Knittle Pressure Sensor Based on Graphene/Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposite Coated on Polyester Fabric Surendra Maharjan, Victor K. Samoei, Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa, Joo-Hyong Noh and Keiichiro Sano Materials 2023, 16(22), 7087; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227087 Article: Piezoresistive Theory and Numerical Calculation for Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composite Zhengwei Huang, Ying Song, Xiaohua Zhao and Huiming Hou Materials 2023, 16(22), 7090; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227090 Article: Effect of Core Density on the Three-Point Bending Performance of Aluminum Foam Sandwich Panels Peng Huang, Qiang Gao, Xixi Su, Zhanhao Feng, Xi Sun and Guoyin Zu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7091; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227091 Article: Maintaining Excellent Mechanical Properties via Additive Manufacturing of Low-N 25Cr-Type Duplex Stainless Steel Jianguo He, Jiesheng Lv, Zhigang Song, Changjun Wang, Han Feng, Xiaohan Wu, Yuliang Zhu and Wenjie Zheng Materials 2023, 16(22), 7125; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227125 Article: The Influence of Titanium Dioxide Nanosheet on Water Permeability of Silicone Rubber after Nitrogen Dioxide Aging Treatment Xiangyang Peng, Jinshuai Zhang, Jiapeng Fang, Zheng Wang, Zhen Huang, Shilong Kuang and Chunqing He Materials 2023, 16(22), 7138; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227138 Article: A New Regression Model for the Prediction of the Stress–Strain Relations of Different Materials Yanli Lin, Yibo Su, Qilin Zhao, Shuo Wang, Hang Yuan, Xinyu Hu and Zhubin He Materials 2023, 16(22), 7145; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227145 Article: Differences in Performance and Conductivity Persistence of New Reduced Graphene Oxide Air Filter Materials before and after Eliminating Static Electricity Yun Gao, Huixin Shi, Xin Zhang, Jingyao Ma and Tao Yu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7146; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227146 Article: Computational and Experimental Studies on Combustion and Co-Combustion of Wood Pellets with Waste Glycerol Agnieszka Bala-Litwiniak, Dorota Musiał and Michał Nabiałczyk Materials 2023, 16(22), 7156; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227156 Article: Evaluation of the Surface Irregularities of the Cross-Section of the Wood after CO2 Laser Cutting Lukáš Adamčík, Rastislav Igaz, Lukáš Štefančin, Ivan Kubovský and Richard Kminiak Materials 2023, 16(22), 7175; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227175 Article: Modification of Epoxides with Metallic Fillers—Mechanical Properties after Ageing in Aqueous Environments Anna Rudawska, Jakub Szabelski, Mariaenrica Frigione and Valentina Brunella Materials 2023, 16(22), 7181; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227181 Article: Design and Synthesis of Low Surface Energy Coating with Functionalized Al2O3 Nanoparticles Siwei Pan, Yuanyuan Li, Yaohong Zhao, Qing Wang, Qing Hu, Yihua Qian and Chunqing He Materials 2023, 16(22), 7223; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227223 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Research on Temperature Field of Controllable Bonded Prestressed Structure Based on Electrothermal Method Xueyu Xiong and Nan Jiang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7108; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227108 Article: Micromechanics and Ultrasonic Propagation in Consolidated Earthen-Site Soils Yingmin Zhang, Guang Yang, Dongxu Liu, Wenwu Chen and Lizhi Sun Materials 2023, 16(22), 7117; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227117 Article: Characterization of Densified Pine Wood and a Zero-Thickness Bio-Based Adhesive for Eco-Friendly Structural Applications Shahin Jalali, Catarina da Silva Pereira Borges, Ricardo João Camilo Carbas, Eduardo André de Sousa Marques, João Carlos Moura Bordado and Lucas Filipe Martins da Silva Materials 2023, 16(22), 7147; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227147 Article: Characterization of an Ancient Bimetallic Alloy from Moche Civilization (Peru) Marta Porcaro, Roberto Cesareo, Angel Bustamante and Antonio Brunetti Materials 2023, 16(22), 7211; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227211 Porous Materials Review: Properties, Applications and Recent Developments of Cellular Solid Materials: A Review Girolamo Costanza, Dinesh Solaiyappan and Maria Elisa Tata Materials 2023, 16(22), 7076; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227076 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: Review on Synthesis and Properties of Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Alexandru Okos, Cristina Florentina Ciobota, Adrian Mihail Motoc and Radu-Robert Piticescu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7088; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227088 Article: Erosion–Corrosion Failure Analysis of a Mild Steel Nozzle Pipe in Water–Sand Flow Rehan Khan, Michał Wieczorowski, Darko Damjanović, Mohammad Rezaul Karim and Ibrahim A. Alnaser Materials 2023, 16(22), 7084; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227084 Article: Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Aerosol Micro-Jet 3D Printing of Flexible Electronic Devices Yuanming Zhang, Tao Zhu, Junke Jiao, Shiyu Song, Zhenqian Wang and Ziwen Wang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7099; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227099 Article: Design and Optimization of Heat Treatment Process Parameters for High-Molybdenum-Vanadium High-Speed Steel for Rolls Jibing Chen, Yanfeng Liu, Yujie Wang, Rong Xu, Qianyu Shi, Junsheng Chen and Yiping Wu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7103; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227103 Article: Characterization of the Maximum Height of a Surface Texture Pawel Pawlus, Rafal Reizer and Wieslaw Żelasko Materials 2023, 16(22), 7109; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227109 Article: Effect of Heat Input on Microstructure and Properties of Laser-Welded 316L/In601 Dissimilar Overlap Joints in High-Temperature Thermocouple Hao Wang, Shengbin Zhao, Guifeng Luo, Zilin Tang, Xiang Li, Wenyuan Lu and Mingdi Wang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7114; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227114 Article: High-Grade Ferronickel Concentrates Prepared from Laterite Nickel Ore by a Carbothermal Reduction and Magnetic Separation Method Jingzhe Zhang, Chang Cao, Zhengliang Xue, Faliang Li, Shaoping Li, Hongjuan Duan and Haijun Zhang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7132; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227132 Article: A Tree-Based Heuristic for the One-Dimensional Cutting Stock Problem Optimization Using Leftovers Glaucia Maria Bressan, Matheus Henrique Pimenta-Zanon and Fabio Sakuray Materials 2023, 16(22), 7133; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227133 Article: Fresh, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Cement Composites Containing Recycled Foam Concrete as Partial Replacement of Cement and Fine Aggregate Jan Pizoń Materials 2023, 16(22), 7169; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227169 Article: Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Mechanical Stiffness of Lattice Structure-Based Polymer Foam Mohammad Javad Hooshmand, Chowdhury Sakib-Uz-Zaman and Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker Materials 2023, 16(22), 7173; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227173 Article: Benefits of Aeronautical Preform Manufacturing through Arc-Directed Energy Deposition Manufacturing Alfredo Suárez, Pedro Ramiro, Fernando Veiga, Tomas Ballesteros and Pedro Villanueva Materials 2023, 16(22), 7177; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227177 Article: Research on Surface Integrity and Fatigue Properties in the Turning of TC17 Titanium Alloy Based on the Response Surface Method Xunqing Lai, Yuannan Wang, Dan Wang, Guolong Zhao and Yinfei Yang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7180; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227180 Article: A Comprehensive Study of a Novel Explosively Hardened Pure Titanium Alloy for Medical Applications Michał Gloc, Sylwia Przybysz, Judyta Dulnik, Dorota Kołbuk, Marcin Wachowski, Robert Kosturek, Tomasz Ślęzak, Agnieszka Krawczyńska and Łukasz Ciupiński Materials 2023, 16(22), 7188; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227188 Article: Determining the Role of Acicular Ferrite Carbides in Cleavage Fracture Crack Initiation for Two Medium Carbon Microalloyed Steels Gvozden Jovanović, Dragomir Glišić, Stefan Dikić, Bojan Međo, Branislav Marković, Nikola Vuković and Nenad Radović Materials 2023, 16(22), 7192; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227192 Article: The Influence of Materials on Footwear Behaviour: A Finite Element Simulation Study Arina Seul, Aura Mihai, Mariana Costea, Alexandra Bodoga and Antonela Curteza Materials 2023, 16(22), 7203; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227203 Article: Comparison of Wear Resistance of Overlay Welded Layers and Thermal Sprayed Coatings in Real Conditions Michał Szymura, Grzegorz Gąsiorek, Artur Czupryński, Waldemar Kwaśny and Viktor Kvasnytskyi Materials 2023, 16(22), 7215; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227215 Article: Study on Grinding-Affected Layer of Outer-Ring Inner Raceway of Tapered Roller Bearing Dameng Cheng, Guangdi Jin, Yufei Gao, Panling Huang, Zhenyu Shi and Yuanchao Tang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7219; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227219 Article: Surface Roughness Prediction of Titanium Alloy during Abrasive Belt Grinding Based on an Improved Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Network Kun Shan, Yashuang Zhang, Yingduo Lan, Kaimeng Jiang, Guijian Xiao and Benkai Li Materials 2023, 16(22), 7224; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227224 Article: Persistent Homology Analysis of the Microstructure of Laser-Powder-Bed-Fused Al–12Si Alloy Asuka Suzuki, Yusuke Sasa, Makoto Kobashi, Masaki Kato, Masahito Segawa, Yusuke Shimono and Sukeharu Nomoto Materials 2023, 16(22), 7228; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227228 Article: Investigation of the Dislocation Density of NiCr Coatings Prepared Using PVD–LMM Technology Guoqing Song, Wentian Wei, Bincai Shuai, Botao Liu and Yong Chen Materials 2023, 16(22), 7234; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227234 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Article: Magnetic Nanoparticles with Fe-N and Fe-C Cores and Carbon Shells Synthesized at High Pressures Rustem H. Bagramov, Vladimir P. Filonenko, Igor P. Zibrov, Elena A. Skryleva, Boris A. Kulnitskiy, Vladimir D. Blank and Valery N. Khabashesku Materials 2023, 16(22), 7063; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227063 Article: Detection of Environmentally Harmful Malathion Pesticides Using a Bimetallic Oxide of CuO Nanoparticles Dispersed over a 3D ZnO Nanoflower Lakshmanan Gurusamy, Ru-Wen Cheng, Sambandam Anandan, Cheng-Hua Liu and Jerry J. Wu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7065; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227065 Article: Manufacturing of Aluminum Nano-Composites Reinforced with Nano-Copper and High Graphene Ratios Using Hot Pressing Technique Hossam M. Yehia, Reham A. H. Elmetwally, Abdelhalim M. Elhabak, Omayma A. El-Kady and Ahmed Yehia Shash Materials 2023, 16(22), 7174; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227174 Article: Solution Combustion Synthesis of Ni-Based Nanocatalyst Using Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid and Nickel-Carbon Nanotube Growth Behavior Juyoung Kim, Hwanseok Lee, Jaekwang Lee, Hyunjo Yoo, Ilguk Jo and Heesoo Lee Materials 2023, 16(22), 7191; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227191 Article: UV-Vis Sintering Process for Fabrication of Conductive Coatings Based on Ni-Ag Core–Shell Nanoparticles Anna Pajor-Świerzy, Lilianna Szyk-Warszyńska, Dorota Duraczyńska and Krzysztof Szczepanowicz Materials 2023, 16(22), 7218; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227218 Article: Simultaneous Catechol and Hydroquinone Detection with Laser Fabricated MOF-Derived Cu-CuO@C Composite Electrochemical Sensor Aleksandra Levshakova, Maria Kaneva, Evgenii Borisov, Maxim Panov, Alexandr Shmalko, Nikolai Nedelko, Andrey S. Mereshchenko, Mikhail Skripkin, Alina Manshina and Evgeniia Khairullina Materials 2023, 16(22), 7225; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227225 Article: Electrospun PCL Wires Loaded with Vancomycin on Zirconium Substrate Ramona-Daniela Radu (Dusman), Manuela Elena Voicu, Mariana Prodana, Ioana Demetrescu, Valentina Anuta and Doina Draganescu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7237; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227237 Smart Materials Review: Phenolic Compounds from By-Products for Functional Textiles Tiago Barros Afonso, Teresa Bonifácio-Lopes, Eduardo Manuel Costa and Manuela Estevez Pintado Materials 2023, 16(22), 7248; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227248 Article: Largely Enhanced Thermoelectric Power Factor of Flexible Cu2−xS Film by Doping Mn Xinru Zuo, Xiaowen Han, Yiming Lu, Ying Liu, Zixing Wang, Jiajia Li and Kefeng Cai Materials 2023, 16(22), 7159; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227159 Editorial: Advances in Smart Materials and Structures Bing Wang, Tung Lik Lee and Yang Qin Materials 2023, 16(22), 7206; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227206 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Tailoring the Structure and Properties of Epitaxial Europium Tellurides on Si(100) through Substrate Temperature Control Fan Yu, Xiaodong Qiu, Jinming Zhou, Lin Huang, Bin Yang, Junming Liu, Di Wu, Gan Wang and Yi Zhang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7093; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227093 Article: Electrical Conductivity and Antibacterial Activity of Woven Fabrics through Quercetin-Assisted Thermal Reduction of a Graphene Oxide Coating Mariia Svyntkivska, Tomasz Makowski, Dorota Kregiel and Ewa Piorkowska Materials 2023, 16(22), 7184; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227184 Article: Hexagonal Boron Nitride as an Intermediate Layer for Gallium Nitride Epitaxial Growth in Near-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes Ah-Hyun Park and Tae-Hoon Seo Materials 2023, 16(22), 7216; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227216 Catalytic Materials Editorial: Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Environmental and Energy Applications Tongming Su and Xingwang Zhu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7197; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227197 Carbon Materials Article: Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Activation Energy for Crystal Growth of Polyamide 66/Short Glass Fiber/Carbon Black Composites Yasser Boucenna, Abdelheq Layachi, Abdelhakim Cherfia, Fouad Laoutid and Hamid Satha Materials 2023, 16(22), 7073; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227073 Article: Characterization of Magnetic Biochar Modified Using the One-Step and Electrochemical Methods and Its Impact on Phosphate Adsorption Changgen Mei, Lulu Wang and Wei Tao Materials 2023, 16(22), 7092; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227092 Materials Chemistry Article: Using Multistage Energy Barrier of Heterojunctions in Improving Cr(VI) Detection Minggang Zhao, Yichang He, Xiaotong Dong, Kun Pang, Qian He, Ye Ma and Hongzhi Cui Materials 2023, 16(22), 7154; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227154 Materials Physics Article: Compression Behavior and Textures of Ti57-Nb43 Alloy at High Temperatures Máté Szűcs, Viktor Kárpáti, Tamás Mikó and László S. Tóth Materials 2023, 16(22), 7116; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227116 Article: Effects of Machining Parameters and Tool Reconditioning on Cutting Force, Tool Wear, Surface Roughness and Burr Formation in Nickel-Based Alloy Milling Gábor Kónya and Zsolt F. Kovács Materials 2023, 16(22), 7140; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227140 Article: Rough and Porous Micropebbles of CeCu2Si2 for Energy Storage Applications Davide Scarpa, Claudia Cirillo, Christopher Luciano, Angela Nigro, Renata Adami, Carla Cirillo, Carmine Attanasio, Mariagrazia Iuliano, Eleonora Ponticorvo and Maria Sarno Materials 2023, 16(22), 7182; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227182 Article: Study on the Thermophysical Properties of 80% 10B Enrichment of B4C Zhipeng Lv, Haixiang Hu, Jin Cao, Shaofang Lin, Changzheng Li, Lihong Nie, Xuanpu Zhou, Qisen Ren, Qingyang Lv and Jing Hu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7212; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227212 Article: A New Method to Predict Damage to Composite Structures Using Convolutional Neural Networks Laurent Mezeix, Ainhoa Soldevila Rivas, Antonin Relandeau and Christophe Bouvet Materials 2023, 16(22), 7213; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227213 Optical and Photonic Materials Review: Terahertz Metasurfaces Exploiting the Phase Transition of Vanadium Dioxide Meng Liu, Ruxue Wei, Jasmine Taplin and Weili Zhang Materials 2023, 16(22), 7106; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227106 Article: Temperature-Controlled Switchable Photonic Nanojet Generated by Truncated Cylindrical Structure Ning Su, Weiming Zhang, Xintao Zeng, Pinghui Wu, Lina Cui and Xiaohui Chen Materials 2023, 16(22), 7209; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227209 Corrosion Article: Biomimetic Coupling Structure Increases the Noise Friction and Sound Absorption Effect Yunhai Ma and Wei Ye Materials 2023, 16(22), 7148; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227148 Construction and Building Materials Article: Effect of Salt Mist Ageing on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Two Ignimbrites from the Canary Islands (Spain) José A. Valido, José M. Cáceres, D. M. Freire-Lista and Luís M. O. Sousa Materials 2023, 16(22), 7061; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227061 Article: Estimating the Slope Safety Factor Using Simple Kinematically Admissible Solutions Kamil Bacharz, Magdalena Bacharz and Wiesław Trąmpczyński Materials 2023, 16(22), 7074; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227074 Article: Shear Testing of Topologically Optimised Web Cover Plates in Splice Connections—Experiment Design and Results Tiago Ribeiro, Luís Bernardo, Miguel C. S. Nepomuceno, Natale Antonio Maugeri, Paolo Longo and Dario De Domenico Materials 2023, 16(22), 7077; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227077 Article: Increasing the Hydration Activity of Tricalcium Silicate by Adding Microdispersed Ettringite as a Nucleating Agent Yurii R. Krivoborodov, Svetlana V. Samchenko, Andrey V. Korshunov, Irina V. Kozlova and Dmitrii G. Alpacky Materials 2023, 16(22), 7078; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227078 Article: Study on Low-Temperature Performance Decay of Composite-Modified Porous Asphalt Mixture under Medium- and High-Temperature Water Erosion Chao Chai, Da Zhang, Zhongkun Wang and Guangya Ding Materials 2023, 16(22), 7079; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227079 Article: Study on the Influence of Magnesite Tailings on the Expansion and Mechanical Properties of Mortar Feifei Jiang, Juan Zhou, Zhongyang Mao and Bi Chen Materials 2023, 16(22), 7082; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227082 Article: The Mechanical Properties and Water-Reducing and Retarding Mechanism of a Xylonic Cement Admixture Feng Han, Kaijian Huang, Yang Wei, Jian Han and Yong Xu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7096; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227096 Article: Fatigue Reliability Assessment of RC Beams in Heavy-Haul Railways Based on Point Estimate Method Jiarui Shi, Li Song, Chenxing Cui and Zhiwu Yu Materials 2023, 16(22), 7098; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227098 Article: Modified Lignin-Based Cement Solidifying Material for Improving Engineering Residual Soil Xiang Yu, Hongbo Lu, Jie Peng, Jinming Ren, Yongmin Wang and Junhao Chen Materials 2023, 16(22), 7100; DOI: 10.3390/ma16227100 Article: Shrinkage, Permeation and Freeze–Thaw Characteristics of Ambient Cured High Calcium-Based Alkali-Activated Engineered Composites Khandaker M. A. 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