Materials, Volume 17, Issue 5 (March-1 2024) Table of Contents

Enhanced Ciprofloxacin Degradation & H2 Evolution with Coated ZnO Nanoparticles Materials, Volume 17, Issue 5 (March-1 2024) 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: Synergistic Effects of Co3O4-gC3N4-Coated ZnO Nanoparticles: A Novel Approach for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin and Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting Abniel Machín, Carmen Morant, Loraine Soto-Vázquez, Edgard Resto, José Ducongé, María Cotto, Pedro J. Berríos-Rolón, Cristian Martínez-Perales and Francisco Márquez Materials 2024, 17(5), 1059; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051059 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 Soft Matter Polymeric Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Biomaterials Review: Cemented vs. Cementless Fixation in Primary Knee Replacement: A Narrative Review Mikołaj Wilczyński, Michał Bieniek, Przemysław Krakowski and Robert Karpiński Materials 2024, 17(5), 1136; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051136 Review: Soft Tissue Substitutes in Periodontal and Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Augmentation: A Systematic Review Roberto Rotundo, Gian Luca Pancrazi, Alessia Grassi, Lara Ceresoli, Giovanna Laura Di Domenico and Vanessa Bonafede Materials 2024, 17(5), 1221; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051221 Article: Influence of Specimen Dimension, Water Immersion Protocol, and Surface Roughness on Water Sorption and Solubility of Resin-Based Restorative Materials Eduardo Moreira da Silva, Cristiane Mariote Amaral, Renata Nunes Jardim, Marianna Pires Barbosa and Tiago Braga Rabello Materials 2024, 17(5), 984; DOI: 10.3390/ma17050984 Article: Facile Preparation of β-Cyclodextrin-Modified Polysulfone Membrane for Low-Density Lipoprotein Adsorption via Dopamine Self-Assembly and Schiff Base Reaction Fei Fang, Haiyang Zhao, Rui Wang, Qi Chen, Qiongyan Wang and Qinghua Zhang Materials 2024, 17(5), 988; DOI: 10.3390/ma17050988 Article: The Efficacy of Different Laser Applications on Dentin Sealing in Preventing Discoloration Induced by Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Yesim Sesen Uslu, Burçin Arıcan Alpay, Pinar Sesen and Taha Özyürek Materials 2024, 17(5), 1015; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051015 Article: Effect of an Effervescent Multivitamin on Color and Surface Roughness of Micro-Hybrid Dental Resin Composites Bengü Doğu Kaya, Pınar Yılmaz Atalı, Seda Özmen, Selinsu Öztürk and Bilge Tarçın Materials 2024, 17(5), 1040; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051040 Article: Design and Material Characterization of an Inflatable Vaginal Dilator Po-Han Chen, Yu Ming Li, Karcher Morris, Milan T. Makale, Jyoti Mayadev and Frank E. Talke Materials 2024, 17(5), 1050; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051050 Article: The Influence of Contemporary Denture Base Fabrication Methods on Residual Monomer Content, Flexural Strength and Microhardness Josip Vuksic, Ana Pilipovic, Tina Poklepovic Pericic and Josip Kranjcic Materials 2024, 17(5), 1052; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051052 Article: Effect of Low-Temperature Oxygen Plasma Treatment of Titanium Alloy Surface on Tannic Acid Coating Deposition Mariusz Winiecki, Magdalena Stepczyńska, Krzysztof Moraczewski, Lukasz Skowronski, Marek Trzcinski, Tomasz Rerek and Rafał Malinowski Materials 2024, 17(5), 1065; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051065 Article: The Effect of Die Material on the Crown Fracture Strength of Zirconia Crowns Akram Sayed Ahmed, Nathaniel C. Lawson, Chin-Chuan Fu, Pranit V. Bora, Edwin Kee and Amir H. Nejat Materials 2024, 17(5), 1096; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051096 Article: A Porous Fluoride-Substituted Bovine-Derived Hydroxyapatite Scaffold Constructed for Applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration Jithendra Ratnayake, Maree Gould, Niranjan Ramesh, Michael Mucalo and George J. Dias Materials 2024, 17(5), 1107; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051107 Article: Biaxial Flexural Strength of Printed Splint Materials Johann Wulff, Angelika Rauch, Michael Benno Schmidt and Martin Rosentritt Materials 2024, 17(5), 1112; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051112 Article: Mechanical Properties of Nano-Crystalline Glass-Carbomer Cements Used in Dentistry Małgorzata Karolus, Adrian Barylski, Magdalena Fryc and Damian Strzelec Materials 2024, 17(5), 1186; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051186 Communication: Optimization of Polydimethylsiloxane-Modified Composite Synthesis and Its Impact on Collagen Interactions: Perspectives for Biomedical Applications Leszek Kadziński and Bogdan Banecki Materials 2024, 17(5), 1045; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051045 Energy Materials Article: Compositional Optimization of Sputtered WO3/MoO3 Films for High Coloration Efficiency Zoltán Lábadi, Dániel Takács, Zsolt Zolnai, Péter Petrik and Miklós Fried Materials 2024, 17(5), 1000; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051000 Article: Effects of Hydrogenation on the Corrosion Behavior of Zircaloy-4 Huifang Yue, Mingyang Zhou, Yanli Zhao, Yinjie Han, Shichao Liu, Laiyao Geng, Shitong Xu, Yong Xin and Meiyi Yao Materials 2024, 17(5), 1101; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051101 Article: Thermo-Hydric Study of Wood-Based Materials under Thermal Comfort Conditions Mohamed Haddouche, Fahed Martini, Mounir Chaouch and Adrian Ilinca Materials 2024, 17(5), 1177; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051177 Article: C60- and CdS-Co-Modified Nano-Titanium Dioxide for Highly Efficient Photocatalysis and Hydrogen Production Meifang Zhang, Xiangfei Liang, Yang Gao and Yi Liu Materials 2024, 17(5), 1206; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051206 Communication: Controllable Technology for Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Commercial Materials for Solid Oxide Electrolytic Cells Ya Sun, Dun Jin, Xi Zhang, Qing Shao, Chengzhi Guan, Ruizhu Li, Fupeng Cheng, Xiao Lin, Guoping Xiao and Jianqiang Wang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1216; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051216 Advanced Composites Review: A 30-Year Review on Nanocomposites: Comprehensive Bibliometric Insights into Microstructural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Assisted by Artificial Intelligence Fernando Gomes Souza, Shekhar Bhansali, Kaushik Pal, Fabíola da Silveira Maranhão, Marcella Santos Oliveira, Viviane Silva Valladão, Daniele Silvéria Brandão e Silva and Gabriel Bezerra Silva Materials 2024, 17(5), 1088; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051088 Article: Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanosized Substituted Ferrites (NiZn)1−xMnxFe2O4 on the Surface of Carbon Nanotubes for Effective Interaction with High-Frequency EM Radiation Ruslana Mazurenko, Serhii Prokopenko, Marcin Godzierz, Anna Hercog, Anastasiia Kobyliukh, Grygorii Gunja, Stanislav Makhno, Urszula Szeluga, Petro Gorbyk and Barbara Trzebicka Materials 2024, 17(5), 986; DOI: 10.3390/ma17050986 Article: Freeze–Thaw Damage Characteristics of Concrete Based on Compressive Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Parameters Dongye Lv, Hanbing Liu, Feng He, Wensheng Wang, Qiang Miao, Hanjun Li, Fuen Wang, Jing Zhao and Chengwei Shi Materials 2024, 17(5), 1010; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051010 Article: Moisture Effects on Acoustic Emission Characteristics and Damage Mechanisms of Balsa Wood Core Composite Sandwich under 4-Point Bending Yuan Wu, Marianne Perrin, Marie-Laetitia Pastor, Pascal Casari and Xiaojing Gong Materials 2024, 17(5), 1044; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051044 Article: Process Study of Selective Laser Sintering of PS/GF/HGM Composites Lijian Liu, Shouxiao Zhu, Yongkang Zhang, Shaobo Ma, Shuxuan Wu, Bin Wei and Guang Yang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1066; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051066 Article: Porous Polymer Structures with Tunable Mechanical Properties Using a Water Emulsion Ink Joshua Z. R. Dantzler, Sofia Gabriela Gomez, Stephanie Gonzalez, Diego Gonzalez, Alan O. Loera Martinez, Cory Marquez, Md Sahid Hassan, Saqlain Zaman, Alexis Lopez, Md Shahjahan Mahmud and Yirong Lin Materials 2024, 17(5), 1074; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051074 Article: Innovative CF/PVC Foam Applicated for Automotive Synthetic Leather with High-Performance and Reduced VOC Emissions Hongfu Li, Ying Wu, Lingyan Wu, Changwei Cui and Kangmin Niu Materials 2024, 17(5), 1076; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051076 Article: Analysis of the Effect of an Open Hole on the Buckling of a Compressed Composite Plate Pawel Wysmulski Materials 2024, 17(5), 1081; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051081 Article: First-Principles Investigation into the Interaction of H2O with α-CsPbI3 and the Intrinsic Defects within It Na Wang and Yaqiong Wu Materials 2024, 17(5), 1091; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051091 Article: Wettability and Mechanical Properties of Red Mud–Al2O3 Composites Yongliang Chen, Anmin Li and Shiwei Jiang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1095; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051095 Article: Preparation of Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Fly Ash Antistatic Composite and Its Properties in Filling EVA Ying Qiu, Caili Wang, Chunxue Zhao, Guoxin Yao, Zhixue Wang and Runquan Yang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1183; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051183 Article: Mechanical Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb–Core Composite Sandwich Structures to Low-Velocity Dynamic Loading Tao Tao, Lizheng Li, Qiang He, Yonghui Wang and Junlan Guo Materials 2024, 17(5), 1191; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051191 Article: Influences of Composite Electrodeposition Parameters on the Properties of Ni-Doped Co-Mn Composite Spinel Coatings Wei Tong, Weiqiang Wang, Xiayu Leng and Jianli Song Materials 2024, 17(5), 1200; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051200 Article: Electrical and Electro-Thermal Characteristics of (Carbon Black-Graphite)/LLDPE Composites with PTC Effect Eduard-Marius Lungulescu, Cristina Stancu, Radu Setnescu, Petru V. Notingher and Teodor-Adrian Badea Materials 2024, 17(5), 1224; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051224 Article: Biocomposite Materials Derived from Andropogon halepensis: Eco-Design and Biophysical Evaluation Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu, Cornelia Nichita, Bogdan Bita and Stefan Antohe Materials 2024, 17(5), 1225; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051225 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Rapid Synthesis of Noble Metal Colloids by Plasma–Liquid Interactions Yuanwen Pang, Hong Li, Yue Hua, Xiuling Zhang and Lanbo Di Materials 2024, 17(5), 987; DOI: 10.3390/ma17050987 Article: Measurement and Analysis of the Vibration Responses of Piano Soundboards with Different Structures Lan He, Yuwei Liang, Liang Zhang, Jing Zhou, Ruofan Wang and Zhenbo Liu Materials 2024, 17(5), 1004; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051004 Article: Characterization of Bonding Defects in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Bonded Structures Based on Ultrasonic Transmission Coefficient Zeqi Bian, Bin Wu, Bing Liu, Yan Lyu, Jie Gao and Cunfu He Materials 2024, 17(5), 1080; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051080 Article: Damage Detection in FRP-Reinforced Concrete Elements Pranit Malla, Seyed Saman Khedmatgozar Dolati, Jesus D. Ortiz, Armin B. Mehrabi, Antonio Nanni and Jiayi Ding Materials 2024, 17(5), 1171; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051171 Article: Design of an Optical Device Based on Kirigami Approach Marta De Giorgi Materials 2024, 17(5), 1211; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051211 Porous Materials Article: A Sustainable Banana Peel Activated Carbon for Removing Pharmaceutical Pollutants from Different Waters: Production, Characterization, and Application Osamah J. Al-sareji, Ruqayah Ali Grmasha, Mónika Meiczinger, Raed A. Al-Juboori, Viola Somogyi and Khalid S. 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Karantzalis, Pantelis G. Nikolakopoulos and Konstantinos G. Dassios Materials 2024, 17(5), 1215; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051215 Communication: Graphene-Wrapped ZnO Nanocomposite with Enhanced Room-Temperature Photo-Activated Toluene Sensing Properties Qingwu Huang, Jinjin Wu, Dawen Zeng and Peng Zhou Materials 2024, 17(5), 1009; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051009 Smart Materials Article: Crucial Role of Ni Point Defects and Sb Doping for Tailoring the Thermoelectric Properties of ZrNiSn Half-Heusler Alloy: An Ab Initio Study Eleonora Ascrizzi, Chiara Ribaldone and Silvia Casassa Materials 2024, 17(5), 1061; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051061 Article: Investigation and Validation of a Shape Memory Alloy Material Model Using Interactive Fibre Rubber Composites Achyuth Ram Annadata, Aline Iobana Acevedo-Velazquez, Lucas A. Woodworth, Thomas Gereke, Michael Kaliske, Klaus Röbenack and Chokri Cherif Materials 2024, 17(5), 1163; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051163 Article: Suitability of Gelatin Methacrylate and Hydroxyapatite Hydrogels for 3D-Bioprinted Bone Tissue Paul Stolarov, Jonathan de Vries, Sean Stapleton, Lauren Morris, Kari Martyniak and Thomas J. Kean Materials 2024, 17(5), 1218; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051218 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Effects of O2/Ar Ratio on Preparation and Dielectric Properties of CaZrO3 Films by Radio Frequency (RF) Magnetron Sputtering Mingjian Ding, Bing Xie, Ming Lv and Zhenya Lu Materials 2024, 17(5), 1120; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051120 Article: Structural Parameters and Behavior in Simulated Body Fluid of High Entropy Alloy Thin Films Doina Craciun, Edwin A. Laszlo, Julia C. Mirza-Rosca, Gabriela Dorcioman, Victor Geanta, Ionelia Voiculescu, Gabriel Craciun, Liviu Badea and Valentin Craciun Materials 2024, 17(5), 1162; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051162 Catalytic Materials Article: The Effect P Additive on the CeZrAl Support Properties and the Activity of the Pd Catalysts in Propane Oxidation Feng Feng, Hong Li, Xingxia Yang, Chengxiong Wang, Yunkun Zhao, Hua Wang and Junchen Du Materials 2024, 17(5), 1003; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051003 Article: Design of Bismuth Tungstate Bi2WO6 Photocatalyst for Enhanced and Environmentally Friendly Organic Pollutant Degradation Aicha El Aouni, Mohamed El Ouardi, Madjid Arab, Mohamed Saadi, Henrik Haspel, Zoltán Kónya, Abdelkader Ben Ali, Amane Jada, Amal BaQais and Hassan Ait Ahsaine Materials 2024, 17(5), 1029; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051029 Carbon Materials Article: Study on Thin Lamination of Carbon Fiber Based on Mechanical Broadening Yanlei Chen, Yanbo Hui, Dengjie Zhu, Xingle Li and Hongxiao Wang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1103; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051103 Article: In Situ Preparation of rGO-Cement Using Thermal Reduction Method and Performance Study Jie Yao, Ao Guan, Wenqiang Ruan and Ying Ma Materials 2024, 17(5), 1209; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051209 Article: Amino-Modified Graphene Oxide from Kish Graphite for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Waterborne Epoxy Coatings Shengle Hao, Siming Wan, Shiyu Hou, Bowen Yuan, Chenhui Luan, Ding Nan, Gen Huang, Deping Xu and Zheng-Hong Huang Materials 2024, 17(5), 1220; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051220 Materials Chemistry Article: The Beneficial Impact of Mineral Content in Spent-Coffee-Ground-Derived Hard Carbon on Sodium-Ion Storage Sonya Harizanova, Ivan Uzunov, Lyubomir Aleksandrov, Maria Shipochka, Ivanka Spassova and Mariya Kalapsazova Materials 2024, 17(5), 1016; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051016 Materials Physics Review: A Review of Cavitation Erosion on Pumps and Valves in Nuclear Power Plants Guiyan Gao, Shusheng Guo and Derui Li Materials 2024, 17(5), 1007; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051007 Review: Evaluation of the Embrittlement in Reactor Pressure-Vessel Steels Using a Hybrid Nondestructive Electromagnetic Testing and Evaluation Approach Gábor Vértesy, Madalina Rabung, Antal Gasparics, Inge Uytdenhouwen, James Griffin, Daniel Algernon, Sonja Grönroos and Jari Rinta-Aho Materials 2024, 17(5), 1106; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051106 Review: Photonic Crystal Structures for Photovoltaic Applications Anna Starczewska and Mirosława Kępińska Materials 2024, 17(5), 1196; DOI: 10.3390/ma17051196 Review: An In-Depth Exploration of Unconventional Machining Techniques for INCONEL® Alloys André F. 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