Materials, Volume 17, Issue 7 (April-1 2024) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Article: Sensitive Characterization of the Graphene Transferred onto Varied Si Wafer Surfaces via Terahertz Emission Spectroscopy and Microscopy (TES/LTEM) Dongxun Yang, Jesse Henri Laarman and Masayoshi Tonouchi Materials 2024, 17(7), 1497; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071497 Featured 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 Featured Papers Article: Structural, Electrical and Corrosion Properties of Bulk Ti–Cu Alloys Produced by Mechanical Alloying and Powder Metallurgy Katarzyna Arkusz, Kamila Pasik, Marek Nowak and Mieczyslaw Jurczyk Materials 2024, 17(7), 1473; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071473 Article: Effect of Cryogenic Treatments on Hardness, Fracture Toughness, and Wear Properties of Vanadis 6 Tool Steel Venu Yarasu, Peter Jurci, Jana Ptacinova, Ivo Dlouhy and Jakub Hornik Materials 2024, 17(7), 1688; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071688 Biomaterials Review: Biofilm Formation on Hybrid, Resin-Based CAD/CAM Materials for Indirect Restorations: A Comprehensive Review Konstantinos Tzimas, Christos Rahiotis and Eftychia Pappa Materials 2024, 17(7), 1474; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071474 Review: Titanium Implants Coated with Hydroxyapatite Used in Orbital Wall Reconstruction—A Literature Review Victor A. Vasile, Ruxandra A. Pirvulescu, Raluca C. Iancu, Gerhard Garhöfer, Leopold Schmetterer, Aurelian M. Ghita, Diana Ionescu, Sinziana Istrate, Roxana M. Piticescu, Laura M. Cursaru and Alina Popa-Cherecheanu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1676; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071676 Review: Clays and Wound Healing Guangjian Tian, Zhou Wang, Zongwang Huang, Zuyan Xie, Lu Xia and Yi Zhang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1691; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071691 Article: Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties of Wood after Thermal Modification in Closed Process under Pressure in Nitrogen Juris Grinins, Guntis Sosins, Prans Brazdausks and Janis Zicans Materials 2024, 17(7), 1468; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071468 Article: Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Endodontic Posts with Different Diameters Zsolt Rajnics, Dávid Pammer, Anikó Kőnig-Péter, Kinga Turzó, Gyula Marada and Márta Radnai Materials 2024, 17(7), 1492; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071492 Article: Characterization of Microstructure, Optical Properties, and Mechanical Behavior of a Temporary 3D Printing Resin: Impact of Post-Curing Time Joyce Roma Correia dos Santos Siqueira, Rita Maria Morejon Rodriguez, Tiago Moreira Bastos Campos, Nathalia de Carvalho Ramos, Marco Antonio Bottino and João Paulo Mendes Tribst Materials 2024, 17(7), 1496; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071496 Article: Controlled Bio-Orthogonal Catalysis Using Nanozyme–Protein Complexes via Modulation of Electrostatic Interactions Liang Liu, Xianzhi Zhang, Stefano Fedeli, Yagiz Anil Cicek, William Ndugire and Vincent M. Rotello Materials 2024, 17(7), 1507; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071507 Article: In Vitro Study on the Influence of the Buccal Surface Convexity of the Tooth upon Enamel Loss after Bracket Removal Sandra Pallarés-Serrano, Alba Pallarés-Serrano, Antonio Pallarés-Serrano and Antonio Pallarés-Sabater Materials 2024, 17(7), 1519; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071519 Article: Cellular Internalization and Toxicity of Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Nobiletin in Eukaryotic Cell Models (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans) Pedro Amado Hernández-Abril, Ana Karenth López-Meneses, Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza, Maribel Plascencia-Jatomea and Ana Guadalupe Luque-Alcaraz Materials 2024, 17(7), 1525; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071525 Article: The Biofilm Inhibition Properties of Glucosamine Gold Nanoparticles in Combination with Meropenem against Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the Endotracheal Tube: A Model of Biofilm-Related Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Dewi Santosaningsih, Yuanita Mulyastuti, Soeyati Poejiani, Rilia F. Putri, Liliana Dewi, Hisanifa Arifani, Yatim L. Ni'mah and Afaf Baktir Materials 2024, 17(7), 1604; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071604 Article: Influence of Titanium Surface Residual Stresses on Osteoblastic Response and Bacteria Colonization Rita Pereira, Paulo Maia, Jose Vicente Rios-Santos, Mariano Herrero-Climent, Blanca Rios-Carrasco, Conrado Aparicio and Javier Gil Materials 2024, 17(7), 1626; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071626 Article: Nanoparticles Partially Restore Bacterial Susceptibility to Antibiotics Nina Bogdanchikova, Roberto Luna Vazquez-Gomez, Ekaterina Nefedova, Diana Garibo, Alexey Pestryakov, Evgenii Plotnikov and Nikolay N. Shkil Materials 2024, 17(7), 1629; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071629 Article: The Hydrostatic Pressure Distribution in the Periodontal Ligament and the Risk of Root Resorption—A Finite Element Method (FEM) Study on the Nonlinear Innovative Model Anna Ewa Kuc, Kamil Sybilski, Jacek Kotuła, Grzegorz Piątkowski, Beata Kowala, Joanna Lis, Szymon Saternus and Michał Sarul Materials 2024, 17(7), 1661; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071661 Article: Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Niobium Additions on the Structural Characteristics and Properties of Ti–5Cr–xNb Alloys for Biomedical Applications Hsueh-Chuan Hsu, Shih-Ching Wu, Wei-Ching Fang and Wen-Fu Ho Materials 2024, 17(7), 1667; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071667 Article: The Characterization of a Biodegradable Mg Alloy after Powder Bed Fusion with Laser Beam/Metal Processing for Custom Shaped Implants Doina Raducanu, Vasile Danut Cojocaru, Anna Nocivin, Silviu Iulian Drob, Radu Emil Hendea, Doina Stanciu, Steliana Ivanescu, Vlad Andrei Raducanu, Nicolae Serban, Elisabeta Mirela Cojocaru and Radu Septimiu Campian Materials 2024, 17(7), 1682; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071682 Systematic Review: Biomechanics of the Human Osteochondral Unit: A Systematic Review Matteo Berni, Gregorio Marchiori, Massimiliano Baleani, Gianluca Giavaresi and Nicola Francesco Lopomo Materials 2024, 17(7), 1698; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071698 Energy Materials Review: Suppressing the Shuttle Effect of Aqueous Zinc–Iodine Batteries: Progress and Prospects Mengyao Li, Juan Wu, Haoyu Li and Yude Wang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1646; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071646 Article: Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Nader S. Saleh, Shaker Alaqel, Rageh Saeed, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Syed Noman Danish, Hany Al-Ansary, Abdelrahman El-Leathy and Sheldon Jeter Materials 2024, 17(7), 1480; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071480 Article: Preparation and Performance Study of n-Undecane Phase Change Cold Storage Material Luchao Yan, Yang Wang, Shijian Lu, Zhipeng Zhu and Lingling Xu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1570; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071570 Article: Comparative Study on Selected Insulating Materials for Industrial Piping Jan Porzuczek Materials 2024, 17(7), 1601; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071601 Article: Synthesis of Size-Adjustable CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots for Potential Photoelectric Catalysis Applications Hang Li, Jiazhen He, Xiaoqian Wang, Qi Liu, Xuemin Luo, Mingwei Wang, Jinfeng Liu, Chengqi Liu and Yong Liu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1607; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071607 Article: Engineering Heterostructured Fe-Co-P Arrays for Robust Sodium Storage Zidi Xiao, Lin Gao and Shaohui Li Materials 2024, 17(7), 1616; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071616 Article: Optimization of a Ge2Sb2Te5-Based Electrically Tunable Phase-Change Thermal Emitter for Dynamic Thermal Camouflage Yufeng Xiong, Guoxu Zhang, Yaolan Tian, Jun-Lei Wang, Yunzheng Wang, Zhuang Zhuo and Xian Zhao Materials 2024, 17(7), 1641; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071641 Article: Lightweight 3D Lithiophilic Graphene Aerogel Current Collectors for Lithium Metal Anodes Caili Guo, Yongjie Ge, Piao Qing, Yunke Jin, Libao Chen and Lin Mei Materials 2024, 17(7), 1693; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071693 Advanced Composites Review: An Overview of the Non-Energetic Valorization Possibilities of Plastic Waste via Thermochemical Processes Kazem Moussa, Sary Awad, Patricia Krawczak, Ahmad Al Takash, Jalal Faraj and Mahmoud Khaled Materials 2024, 17(7), 1460; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071460 Article: Study on Properties of Glass-Fiber-Fabric-Reinforced Microwave-Absorbing Composites Zhuohui Zhou, Yang Liu, Xi Chen, Zhiyong Wang and Yan Zhao Materials 2024, 17(7), 1453; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071453 Article: Improved Bending Strength and Thermal Conductivity of Diamond/Al Composites with Ti Coating Fabricated by Liquid–Solid Separation Method Hongyu Zhou, Qijin Jia, Jing Sun, Yaqiang Li, Yinsheng He, Wensi Bi and Wenyue Zheng Materials 2024, 17(7), 1485; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071485 Article: Hot Deformation Behavior and Microstructural Evolution of a TiB2/Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr Composite Jingcun Huang, Zhilei Xiang, Meng Li, Leizhe Li and Ziyong Chen Materials 2024, 17(7), 1487; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071487 Article: Synthesis and Characterisation of Hemihydrate Gypsum–Polyacrylamide Composite: A Novel Inorganic/Organic Cementitious Material Yuan Chen, Zerui Mi, Jiatong Yang, Xuan Zheng, Huihu Wang, Marie-Christine Record, Pascal Boulet, Juan Wang, Jan-Michael Albina and Yiwan Huang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1510; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071510 Article: Process–Structure–Property Relationship Development in Large-Format Additive Manufacturing: Fiber Alignment and Ultimate Tensile Strength Lucinda K. Slattery, Zackery B. McClelland and Samuel T. Hess Materials 2024, 17(7), 1526; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071526 Article: Influence of Layer Thickness and Shade on the Transmission of Light through Contemporary Resin Composites Markus Heyder, Stefan Kranz, Julius Beck, Marlene Wettemann, Christoph-Ludwig Hennig, Ulrike Schulze-Späte, Bernd W. Sigusch and Markus Reise Materials 2024, 17(7), 1554; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071554 Article: Interfacial Enhancement and Composite Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced PA6T Composites via PrePA6T Ultrafine Powder Jiahong Yao, Zhao Wang, Jiacao Yang, Xiaojun Wang and Jie Yang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1557; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071557 Article: Mechanical and Durability Characterization of Hybrid Recycled Aggregate Concrete Rashid Hameed, Muhammad Tahir, Safeer Abbas, Haseeb Ullah Sheikh, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi and Muhammad Junaid Munir Materials 2024, 17(7), 1571; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071571 Article: Enhancing the Longitudinal Compressive Strength of Freeform 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminate Using Magnetic Compaction Force and Nanofiber Z-Threads Mohammad Rakibul Islam, Md Nazim Uddin, Wyatt Taylor, Ryan Warren and Kuang-Ting Hsiao Materials 2024, 17(7), 1589; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071589 Article: Evaluation of Phenobarbital Adsorption Efficiency on Biosorbents or Activated Carbon Obtained from Adansonia Digitata Shells Charnella Stevine Dibandjo Ndankou, Daniela Simina Ștefan, Ndi Julius Nsami, Kouotou Daouda and Magdalena Bosomoiu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1591; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071591 Article: Strengthening Mechanism and Damping Properties of SiCf/Al-Mg Composites Prepared by Combining Colloidal Dispersion with a Squeeze Melt Infiltration Process Guanzhang Lin, Jianjun Sha, Yufei Zu, Jixiang Dai, Cheng Su and Zhaozhao Lv Materials 2024, 17(7), 1600; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071600 Article: The Effect of SiO2 Particle Size on Crystallization Behavior and Space Charge Properties for SiO2/MMT/LDPE Composites Hongtao Jiang, Hong Yuan, Qunguang Yu and Jing Xie Materials 2024, 17(7), 1605; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071605 Article: Effect of Ti Doping on the Microstructure and Properties of SiCp/Al Composites by Pressureless Infiltration Ruijie Feng, Haibo Wu, Huan Liu, Yitian Yang, Bingbing Pei, Jianshen Han, Zehua Liu, Xishi Wu and Zhengren Huang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1608; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071608 Article: Simplified Procedure to Determine the Cohesive Material Law of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM)–Substrate Joints Francesco Focacci, Tommaso D'Antino and Christian Carloni Materials 2024, 17(7), 1627; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071627 Article: Effect of Weave and Weft Type on Mechanical and Comfort Properties of Hemp–Linen Fabrics Simona Vasile, Sofie Vermeire, Katrien Vandepitte, Veronique Troch and Alexandra De Raeve Materials 2024, 17(7), 1650; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071650 Article: The Tensile Behavior of Hybrid Bonded Bolted Composite Joints: 3D-Digital Image Correlation versus Finite Element Analysis Raphael Blier, Leila Monajati, Masoud Mehrabian and Rachid Boukhili Materials 2024, 17(7), 1675; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071675 Article: Investigating the Impact Behavior of Carbon Fiber/Polymethacrylimide (PMI) Foam Sandwich Composites for Personal Protective Equipment Xinyu Zhang, Miao Tian, Jun Li and Xinggang Chen Materials 2024, 17(7), 1683; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071683 Article: Effect of Rare Earth Elements on Microstructure and Tensile Behavior of Nb-Containing Microalloyed Steels Shi Cheng, Tingping Hou, Yihang Zheng, Chaochao Yin and Kaiming Wu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1701; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071701 Communication: Preparation of RDX/F2311/Fe2O3/Al Composite Hollow Microspheres by Electrospray and Synergistic Energy Release during Combustion between Components Zhenwei Zhang, Dong Jiang, Lanting Yang, Wenkui Song, Ruihao Wang and Qiuan Huang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1623; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071623 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of Hybrid Crystals Bi2O2Se1−xTex in the Bi2O2X System Fan Xie, Zhiyao Ma and Jian Zhou Materials 2024, 17(7), 1509; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071509 Article: Generation of Mechanical Characteristics in Workpiece Subsurface Layers through Milling Michael Storchak, Larysa Hlembotska and Oleksandr Melnyk Materials 2024, 17(7), 1552; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071552 Article: Influence of Sulfurization Time on Sb2S3 Synthesis Using a New Graphite Box Design Sheyda Uc-Canché, Eduardo Camacho-Espinosa, Ricardo Mis-Fernández, Mariely Loeza-Poot, Francisco Ceh-Cih and Juan Luis Peña Materials 2024, 17(7), 1656; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071656 Porous Materials Review: Porous High-Entropy Oxide Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications Lishan Dong, Yihe Tian, Chang Luo, Weimin Zhao, Chunling Qin and Zhifeng Wang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1542; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071542 Article: Energy Absorption Characteristics of Composite Material with Fiber–Foam Metal Sandwich Structure Subjected to Gas Explosion Baoyong Zhang, Jin Tao, Jiarui Cui, Yiyu Zhang, Yajun Wang, Yingxin Zhang, Yonghui Han and Man Sun Materials 2024, 17(7), 1596; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071596 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: Experimental, Computational, and Machine Learning Methods for Prediction of Residual Stresses in Laser Additive Manufacturing: A Critical Review Sung-Heng Wu, Usman Tariq, Ranjit Joy, Todd Sparks, Aaron Flood and Frank Liou Materials 2024, 17(7), 1498; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071498 Review: Bridging Nanomanufacturing and Artificial Intelligence—A Comprehensive Review Mutha Nandipati, Olukayode Fatoki and Salil Desai Materials 2024, 17(7), 1621; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071621 Article: Optimization of 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy Friction Stir Welding Using Random Forest, XGBoost, and MLP Machine Learning Techniques Piotr Myśliwiec, Andrzej Kubit and Paulina Szawara Materials 2024, 17(7), 1452; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071452 Article: Evaluation of High-Frequency Measurement Errors from Turned Surface Topography Data Using Machine Learning Methods Przemysław Podulka, Monika Kulisz and Katarzyna Antosz Materials 2024, 17(7), 1456; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071456 Article: Enhancing Fused Deposition Modeling Precision with Serial Communication-Driven Closed-Loop Control and Image Analysis for Fault Diagnosis-Correction Saeed Behseresht, Allen Love, Omar Alejandro Valdez Pastrana and Young Ho Park Materials 2024, 17(7), 1459; 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Philipson, Maria Wallin and Kristian Etienne Einarsrud Materials 2024, 17(7), 1466; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071466 Article: A Methodological Approach for Motor Selection in Dental Impression Material Dispensers Using Experimental and Image Analysis Techniques Ji-Min Hwang, Sang-Wook Park, Ji-Su Jeong, Ji-Wook Kim, Dae-Cheol Ko and Jin-Seok Jang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1467; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071467 Article: Lifetime Analysis of Dies Manufactured by Conventional Processes and Reconditioned by Deposition Welding Operation Daniela Maria Iovanas and Adela-Eliza Dumitrascu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1469; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071469 Article: Non-Conventional Wing Structure Design with Lattice Infilled through Design for Additive Manufacturing Numan Khan, Valerio Acanfora and Aniello Riccio Materials 2024, 17(7), 1470; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071470 Article: Numerical Investigation of the Damage Effect on the Evolution of Adiabatic Shear Banding and Its Transition to Fracture during High-Speed Blanking of 304 Stainless Steel Sheets Konstantina D. Karantza, Spyros A. Papaefthymiou, Nikolaos M. Vaxevanidis and Dimitrios E. Manolakos Materials 2024, 17(7), 1471; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071471 Article: Residual Stress Measurement Using X-ray Diffraction in Friction Stir-Welded Dissimilar Titanium Alloys Kapil Gangwar and M. Ramulu Materials 2024, 17(7), 1482; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071482 Article: Analytical Approach for Forecasting the Load Capacity of the EN AW-7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy Joints Created Using RFSSW Technology Rafał Kluz, Magdalena Bucior, Andrzej Kubit, Tomasz Trzepieciński, Katarzyna Antosz and Koen Faes Materials 2024, 17(7), 1529; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071529 Article: Operating Properties of Deep Hole Boring Tools with Modified Design Norbert Kępczak, Grzegorz Bechciński and Radosław Rosik Materials 2024, 17(7), 1551; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071551 Article: Mitigation of Gas Porosity in Additive Manufacturing Using Experimental Data Analysis and Mechanistic Modeling Satyaki Sinha and Tuhin Mukherjee Materials 2024, 17(7), 1569; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071569 Article: Multi-Mode Damage and Fracture Mechanisms of Thin-Walled Tubular Parts with Cross Inner Ribs Manufactured via Flow Forming Xiang Zeng, Leheng Huang, Xiaoguang Fan, Hongwei Li, Mei Zhan, Zhongbao Mi, Xuefeng Xu and Yubin Fan Materials 2024, 17(7), 1576; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071576 Article: Online Detection of Laser Welding Penetration Depth Based on Multi-Sensor Features Kun She, Donghui Li, Kaisong Yang, Mingyu Li, Beile Wu, Lijun Yang and Yiming Huang Materials 2024, 17(7), 1580; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071580 Article: Development of an EN8 Steel Stepped Rotor by a Novel Engraving Milling Technique Sujeet Kumar Chaubey and Kapil Gupta Materials 2024, 17(7), 1588; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071588 Article: Microstructure and Corrosion of Mg-Based Composites Produced from Custom-Made Powders of AZ31 and Ti6Al4V via Pulse Plasma Sintering Anna Dobkowska, Mirosław Jakub Kruszewski, Jakub Ciftci, Bartosz Morończyk, Izabela Zgłobicka, Rafał Zybała and Łukasz Żrodowski Materials 2024, 17(7), 1602; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071602 Article: An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Support Generation and Optimisation for Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Antonios Dimopoulos, Giorgos Chryssinas, Dimitra Mavroforaki, Tat-Hean Gan and Panagiotis Chatzakos Materials 2024, 17(7), 1639; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071639 Article: Classification of Visual Smoothness Standards Using Multi-Scale Areal Texture Parameters and Low-Magnification Coherence Scanning Interferometry Jesse Redford and Brigid Mullany Materials 2024, 17(7), 1653; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071653 Article: Three-Dimensional Columnar Microstructure Representation Using 2D Electron Backscatter Diffraction Data for Additive-Manufactured Haynes®282® Liene Zaikovska, Magnus Ekh and Johan Moverare Materials 2024, 17(7), 1659; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071659 Article: Use of Limestone Sludge in the Preparation of ɩ-Carrageenan/Alginate-Based Films Pedro Adão, Maria da Luz Calado, Wilson Fernandes, Luís G. Alves, Leonor Côrte-Real, Mafalda Guedes, Ricardo Baptista, Raul Bernardino, Maria M. Gil, Maria Jorge Campos and Susana Bernardino Materials 2024, 17(7), 1668; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071668 Article: The Influence of Various Welding Methods on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 316Ti Steel Piotr Noga, Tomasz Skrzekut, Maciej Wędrychowicz, Marek St. Węglowski and Marcel Wiewióra Materials 2024, 17(7), 1681; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071681 Article: Processing of Thin Films Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals and Biodegradable Polymers by Space-Confined Solvent Vapor Annealing and Morphological Characteristics Lacrimioara Senila, Ioan Botiz, Cecilia Roman, Dorina Simedru, Monica Dan, Irina Kacso, Marin Senila and Otto Todor-Boer Materials 2024, 17(7), 1685; DOI: 10.3390/ma17071685 Article: Nanoparticle Metrology of Silicates Using Time-Resolved Multiplexed Dye Fluorescence Anisotropy, Small Angle X-ray Scattering, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Daniel Doveiko, Alan R. G. 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