Materials, Volume 17, Issue 9 (May-1 2024) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Review: Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Single-Atom Catalysts for Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors Yuanting Yu, Yiling Tan, Wen Niu, Shili Zhao, Jiongyue Hao, Yijie Shi, Yingchun Dong, Hangyu Liu, Chun Huang, Chao Gao, Peng Zhang, Yuhong Wu, Linggao Zeng, Bingsheng Du and Yong He Materials 2024, 17(9), 1970; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091970 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 Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Featured Paper Article: (Sb0.5Li0.5)TiO3-Doping Effect and Sintering Condition Tailoring in BaTiO3-Based Ceramics Juanwen Yan, Bijun Fang, Shuai Zhang, Xiaolong Lu and Jianning Ding Materials 2024, 17(9), 2085; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092085 Biomaterials Review: The Contribution of Scanning Force Microscopy on Dental Research: A Narrative Review Christine Müller-Renno and Christiane Ziegler Materials 2024, 17(9), 2100; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092100 Review: Quantum Dot Research in Breast Cancer: Challenges and Prospects Hossein Omidian, Renae L. Wilson and Luigi X. Cubeddu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2152; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092152 Article: Preparation of Wheat Straw Hot-Pressed Board through Coupled Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Surface Modification Jianing Wang, Libo Zhang, Yepeng Xiao, Qinzhen Fan, Chong Yang, Yiqiang Deng, Hao Lu and Lihua Cheng Materials 2024, 17(9), 1950; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091950 Article: Effect of Modified and Unmodified Oak Bark (Quercus Cortex) on the Cross-Linking Process and Mechanical, Anti-Aging, and Hydrophobic Properties of Biocomposites Produced from Natural Rubber (NR) Aleksandra Smejda-Krzewicka, Konrad Mrozowski and Krzysztof Strzelec Materials 2024, 17(9), 1968; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091968 Article: Preparation of Filter Paper from Bamboo and Investigating the Effect of Additives Zahra Kazemi Karchangi, Noureddin Nazarnezhad, Jalel Labidi and Seyed Hassan Sharifi Materials 2024, 17(9), 1977; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091977 Article: Analytical Pyrolysis of Soluble Bio-Tar from Steam Pretreatment of Bamboo by Using TG–FTIR and Py–GC/MS Yongshun Feng, Xin Pan, Hui Qiao and Xiaowei Zhuang Materials 2024, 17(9), 1985; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091985 Article: Fabrication of Ciprofloxacin-Immobilized Calcium Phosphate Particles for Dental Drug Delivery Aniruddha Pal, Ayako Oyane, Tomoya Inose, Maki Nakamura, Erika Nishida and Hirofumi Miyaji Materials 2024, 17(9), 2035; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092035 Article: Fracture Resistance of 3D-Printed Occlusal Veneers Made from 3Y-TZP Zirconia Andreas Zenthöfer, Dennis Fien, Johannes Rossipal, Ali Ilani, Clemens Schmitt, Sebastian Hetzler, Peter Rammelsberg and Stefan Rues Materials 2024, 17(9), 2122; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092122 Article: Dimensional Stability of Additively Manufactured Dentate Maxillary Diagnostic Casts in Biobased Model Resin Münir Demirel, Almira Ada Diken Türksayar, Sandra Petersmann, Sebastian Spintzyk and Mustafa Borga Donmez Materials 2024, 17(9), 2128; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092128 Article: Effect of Luting Materials on the Accuracy of Fit of Zirconia Copings: A Non-Destructive Digital Analysis Method Lara Berger, Ragai-Edward Matta, Christian Markus Weiß, Werner Adler, Manfred Wichmann and José Ignacio Zorzin Materials 2024, 17(9), 2130; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092130 Article: In Vivo Investigation of 3D-Printed Calcium Magnesium Phosphate Wedges in Partial Load Defects Elke Hemmerlein, Elke Vorndran, Anna-Maria Schmitt, Franziska Feichtner, Anja-Christina Waselau and Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg Materials 2024, 17(9), 2136; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092136 Article: Bond Strength of Milled and Printed Zirconia to 10-Methacryloyloxydecyl Dihydrogen Phosphate (10-MDP) Resin Cement as a Function of Ceramic Conditioning, Disinfection and Ageing Wolfgang Bömicke, Franz Sebastian Schwindling, Peter Rammelsberg and Stefan Rues Materials 2024, 17(9), 2159; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092159 Article: Stress Distribution within the Peri-Implant Bone for Different Implant Materials Obtained by Digital Image Correlation Ragai Edward Matta, Lara Berger, Moritz Loehlein, Linus Leven, Juergen Taxis, Manfred Wichmann and Constantin Motel Materials 2024, 17(9), 2161; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092161 Technical Note: Exploring the Potential of a Novel Iodine-Based Material as an Alternative Contrast Agent in X-ray Imaging Studies Kristina Bliznakova, Iliyan Kolev, Nikolay Dukov, Tanya Dimova and Zhivko Bliznakov Materials 2024, 17(9), 2059; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092059 Energy Materials Review: Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review Penghui Li, Xiaohan Zhou, Haoyi Yang, Yun He, Yujiao Kan, Yang Zhang, Yanan Shang, Yizhen Zhang, Xiaoqiang Cao and Michael K. H. Leung Materials 2024, 17(9), 2139; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092139 Article: Unraveling the Interactions between Lithium and Twisted Graphene Maximo Ramírez, Giorgio De Luca and Lorenzo Caputi Materials 2024, 17(9), 1941; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091941 Article: Oriented Interpenetrating Capillary Network with Surface Engineering by Porous ZnO from Wood for Membrane Emulsification Yaodong Chen, Xiaolin Liu, Gonggang Liu, Shanshan Chang and Jinbo Hu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2113; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092113 Article: Failure Mechanism and Thermal Runaway in Batteries during Micro-Overcharge Aging at Different Temperatures Zhizu Zhang, Changwei Ji and Yanan Wang Materials 2024, 17(9), 2125; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092125 Advanced Composites Review: Silicone Nanocomposites with Enhanced Thermal Resistance: A Short Review Maria Zielecka and Anna Rabajczyk Materials 2024, 17(9), 2016; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092016 Article: The Influence of Surface Texture of Elements Made of PA6-Based Composites on Anti-Graffiti Effect of Paint Coating Adrian Mróz, Maciej Szymański, Paweł Koch, Marek Pawlicki, Artur Meller and Robert Edward Przekop Materials 2024, 17(9), 1951; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091951 Article: Superhard and Superconducting Bilayer Borophene Chengyong Zhong, Minglei Sun, Tariq Altalhi and Boris I. Yakobson Materials 2024, 17(9), 1967; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091967 Article: Research on the Solid–Liquid Composite Casting Process of Incoloy825/P110 Steel Composite Pipe Hailian Gui, Xiaotong Hu, Hao Liu, Chen Zhang, Qiang Li, Jianhua Hu, Jianxun Chen, Yujun Gou, Yuanhua Shuang and Pengyue Zhang Materials 2024, 17(9), 1976; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091976 Article: Study on the Effect of Additives on the Performance of Cement-Based Composite Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Steel Bars in Prefabricated Construction Hao Peng, Zhishan Chen, Mingxiao Liu, Yunlong Zhao, Wanwan Fu, Jiesheng Liu and Xiaoming Tan Materials 2024, 17(9), 1996; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091996 Article: Geometric Complexity Control in Topology Optimization of 3D-Printed Fiber Composites for Performance Enhancement Tao Wu, Peiqing Liu and Jikai Liu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2005; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092005 Article: Effects of Cu/SnAgCu Powder Fraction and Sintering Time on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Transient Liquid Phase Sintered Joints Dinh-Phuc Tran, Yu-Ting Liu and Chih Chen Materials 2024, 17(9), 2004; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092004 Article: Influence of Zr Microalloying on the Microstructure and Room-/High-Temperature Mechanical Properties of an Al–Cu–Mn–Fe Alloy Jingbin Liu, Jingyi Hu, Mengyu Li, Guiliang Liu, Yuying Wu, Tong Gao, Shushuai Liu and Xiangfa Liu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2022; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092022 Article: Experimental Analysis of Smart Drilling for the Furniture Industry in the Era of Industry 4.0 Krzysztof Szwajka, Joanna Zielińska-Szwajka and Tomasz Trzepieciński Materials 2024, 17(9), 2033; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092033 Article: Study on the Molding Factors of Preparing High-Strength Laminated Bamboo Composites Leufouesangou Colince, Jun Qian, Jian Zhang, Chunbiao Wu and Liyuan Yu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2042; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092042 Article: The Use of Wind Turbine Blades to Build Road Noise Barriers as an Example of a Circular Economy Model Mirosław Broniewicz, Anna Halicka, Lidia Buda-Ożóg, Filip Broniewicz, Damian Nykiel and Łukasz Jabłoński Materials 2024, 17(9), 2048; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092048 Article: Controlled Size Characterization Process for In-Situ TiB2 Particles from Al Matrix Composites Using Nanoparticle Size Analysis Mingliang Wang, Qian Wang, Zeyu Bian, Siyi Chen, Yue Gong, Cunjuan Xia, Dong Chen and Haowei Wang Materials 2024, 17(9), 2052; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092052 Article: Inside the Borate Anomaly: Leveraging a Predictive Modelling Approach to Navigate Complex Composition–Structure–Property Relationships in Oxyhalide Borate Glasses Brenna Kettlewell and Daniel Boyd Materials 2024, 17(9), 2073; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092073 Article: Study on the Effect of Microstructure and Inclusions on Corrosion Resistance of Low-N 25Cr-Type Duplex Stainless Steel via Additive Manufacturing Yang Gu, Jiesheng Lv, Jianguo He, Zhigang Song, Changjun Wang, Han Feng and Xiaohan Wu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2068; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092068 Article: Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Performance of Post-Fire Concrete Confined by CFRP Sheets Jingya Liu, Jingsi Huo, Haitao Wang, Zhongping Tang, Qingyan Zhang and Shixiang Yi Materials 2024, 17(9), 2076; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092076 Article: Properties and Performance of Epoxy Resin/Boron Acid Composites Anna Rudawska, Mariaenrica Frigione, Antonella Sarcinella, Valentina Brunella, Ludovica Di Lorenzo and Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska Materials 2024, 17(9), 2092; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092092 Article: Mechanistic Study of Failure in CFRP Hybrid Bonded–Bolted Interference Connection Structures under Tensile Loading Bin Luo, Liyang Xue, Qingsong Wang and Peng Zou Materials 2024, 17(9), 2117; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092117 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Stability and Failure of Thin-Walled Composite Plate Elements with Asymmetric Configurations Katarzyna Falkowicz Materials 2024, 17(9), 1943; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091943 Article: High-Resolution Ultrasound to Quantify Sub-Surface Wrinkles in a Woven CFRP Laminate Md Admay Amif and David A. Jack Materials 2024, 17(9), 2002; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092002 Article: Synergistic Effects of Boron and Rare Earth Elements on the Microstructure and Stress Rupture Properties in a Ni-Based Superalloy Qiang Tian, Shuo Huang, Heyong Qin, Ran Duan, Chong Wang and Xintong Lian Materials 2024, 17(9), 2007; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092007 Article: Corrosion Resistance of Fe-Based Amorphous Films Prepared by the Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputter Method Tai-Nan Lin, Pin-Hsun Liao, Cheng-Chin Wang, Hung-Bin Lee and Leu-Wen Tsay Materials 2024, 17(9), 2071; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092071 Article: Thermal Stability and Non-Linear Optical and Dielectric Properties of Lead-Free K0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Ceramics Piotr Czaja, Elżbieta Szostak, Joanna Hetmańczyk, Piotr Zachariasz, Dorota Majda, Jan Suchanicz, Małgorzata Karolus, Dariusz Bochenek, Katarzyna Osińska, Jarosław Jędryka, Andriy Kityk and Michał Piasecki Materials 2024, 17(9), 2089; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092089 Article: An Influence of Actuator Gluing on Elastic Wave Excited in the Structure Dominika Ziaja and Michał Jurek Materials 2024, 17(9), 2160; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092160 Porous Materials Review: Waste Glass Upcycling Supported by Alkali Activation: An Overview Muhammad Jamshaid Zafar, Hamada Elsayed and Enrico Bernardo Materials 2024, 17(9), 2169; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092169 Article: Adsorption of Co2+ and Cr3+ in Industrial Wastewater by Magnesium Silicate Nanomaterials Jing Bao, Yongjun Feng, Yong Pan and Juncheng Jiang Materials 2024, 17(9), 1946; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091946 Article: Removal of Organic Dyes, Polymers and Surfactants Using Carbonaceous Materials Derived from Walnut Shells Małgorzata Wiśniewska, Teresa Urban, Karina Tokarska, Paulina Marciniak, Anna Giel and Piotr Nowicki Materials 2024, 17(9), 1987; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091987 Article: Mineral Mimetic Material Sr-Exchanged Sitinakite of Different Crystallinity: Phase Transformations during Heat Treatment and the Strength of SR Fixation in a Ceramic Matrix Igor A. Perovskiy, Dmitry A. Shushkov, Alexey V. Ponaryadov, Galina O. Kalashnikova, Ayya V. Bazai, Vladimir N. Bocharov and Taras L. Panikorovskii Materials 2024, 17(9), 1991; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091991 Article: Iron–Carbon Nanospheres as Promising Material for Magnetic Assisted Adsorption and Separation of Impurities from a Liquid Phase Iwona Pełech, Sabina Lewinska, Monika Arciszewska, Abdul Khaliq, Anna Ślawska-Waniewska, Daniel Sibera, Piotr Staciwa and Urszula Narkiewicz Materials 2024, 17(9), 2111; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092111 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: A State of the Art on Cryogenic Cooling and Its Applications in the Machining of Difficult-to-Machine Alloys Mehmet Erdi Korkmaz and Munish Kumar Gupta Materials 2024, 17(9), 2057; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092057 Review: Progress and Challenges of Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and Alloys as Plasma-Facing Materials Logan Howard, Gabriel D. Parker and Xiao-Ying Yu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2104; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092104 Article: Analysis of the Effect of Surface Preparation of Aluminum Alloy Sheets on the Load-Bearing Capacity and Failure Energy of an Epoxy-Bonded Adhesive Joint Barbara Ciecińska, Jacek Mucha and Łukasz Bąk Materials 2024, 17(9), 1948; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091948 Article: Experimental Investigation of Water Jet-Guided Laser Micro-Hole Drilling of Cf/SiC Composites Binying Bao, Guangyi Zhang, Zhongan Chen, Yang Chao, Chunhai Guo and Wenwu Zhang Materials 2024, 17(9), 1975; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091975 Article: The Potential of Multi-Task Learning in CFDST Design: Load-Bearing Capacity Design with Three MTL Models Zhenyu Wang, Jian Zhou and Kang Peng Materials 2024, 17(9), 1994; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091994 Article: Fabrication of High Thermal Conductivity Aluminum Nitride Ceramics via Digital Light Processing 3D Printing Yuxin Tang, Zhenhai Xue, Guohong Zhou and Song Hu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2010; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092010 Article: Numerical Simulation of the Evaporation Behavior of Fe-Mn Heterogeneous Powder in Selective Laser Melting Process Xilin Ma, Yaqing Hou, Heping Liu, Hao Qiu and Xiaoqun Li Materials 2024, 17(9), 2029; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092029 Article: Enhancing the Machining Performance of Nomex Honeycomb Composites Using Rotary Ultrasonic Machining: A Finite Element Analysis Approach Tarik Zarrouk, Jamal-Eddine Salhi, Mohammed Nouari and Abdelilah Bouali Materials 2024, 17(9), 2044; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092044 Article: Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Depth-to-Width-Ratio Horizontal NG-GMAW Joint for S500Q Steel Ruiyan Jia, Haichao Li, Fangkai Wei, Yufei Zhou, Weizan Duan, Kuiliang Zhang and Zhenglong Lei Materials 2024, 17(9), 2056; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092056 Article: On the Fundamentals of Reverse Ring Rolling: A Numerical Proof of Concept Ioannis S. Pressas, Spyros Papaefthymiou and Dimitrios E. Manolakos Materials 2024, 17(9), 2055; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092055 Article: Methodology of Chip Temperature Measurement and Safety Machining Assessment in Dry Rough Milling of Magnesium Alloys Using Different Helix Angle Tools Ireneusz Zagórski, Piotr Zgórniak, Witold Habrat, José Machado and Stanisław Legutko Materials 2024, 17(9), 2063; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092063 Article: Fabrication and Application of Grinding Wheels with Soft and Hard Composite Structures for Silicon Carbide Substrate Precision Processing Qiufa Luo, Jieming Chen, Jing Lu, Congming Ke, Guangqiu Hu and Hui Huang Materials 2024, 17(9), 2079; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092079 Article: Effect of Laser Scan Speed on Defects and Texture Development of Pure Chromium Metal Fabricated via Powder Bed Fusion-Laser Beam Yong Seong Kim, Ozkan Gokcekaya, Aira Matsugaki and Takayoshi Nakano Materials 2024, 17(9), 2097; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092097 Article: Assessment of Changes in Abrasive Wear Resistance of a Welded Joint of Low-Alloy Martensitic Steel Using Microabrasion Test Krzysztof Ligier, Jerzy Napiórkowski and Magdalena Lemecha Materials 2024, 17(9), 2101; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092101 Article: Quasi-In Situ Observation of the Microstructural Response during Fatigue Crack Growth of Friction Stir Welded AA2024-T4 Joint Jun Yang, Xianmin Chen, Huaxia Zhao, Jihong Dong and Feng Jin Materials 2024, 17(9), 2106; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092106 Article: Thermo-Mechanical Optimization of Die Casting Molds Using Topology Optimization and Numerical Simulations Serouj Djabraian, Fabian Teichmann and Sebastian Müller Materials 2024, 17(9), 2114; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092114 Article: Wire Bow In Situ Measurement for Monitoring the Evolution of Sawing Capability of Diamond Wire Saw during Slicing Sapphire Zixing Yang, Hui Huang, Xinjiang Liao, Zhiyuan Lai, Zhiteng Xu and Yanjun Zhao Materials 2024, 17(9), 2134; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092134 Article: Study on Characteristics of Ultrasound-Assisted Fracture Splitting for AISI 1045 Quenched and Tempered Steel Yinfang Jiang, Yangyang Wang, Xiancheng Liu, Deli Sha and Mengcheng Zhu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2143; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092143 Article: Influence of Severe Plastic Deformation and Aging on Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Al-Mg-Si Alloys Wonhoe Kim, Kibeom Kim and Kwonhoo Kim Materials 2024, 17(9), 2148; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092148 Article: Microstructural Investigation of Process Parameters Dedicated to Laser Powder Bed Fusion of AlSi7Mg0.6 Alloy Janusz Kluczyński, Tomáš Dražan, Zdeněk Joska, Jakub Łuszczek, Robert Kosturek and Katarzyna Jasik Materials 2024, 17(9), 2156; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092156 Article: Strain-Based Assessment to Evaluate Damage Caused by Deep Rolling Tobias Pertoll, Martin Leitner, Christian Buzzi and László Boronkai Materials 2024, 17(9), 2163; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092163 Article: Artificial Neural Networks and Experimental Analysis of the Resistance Spot Welding Parameters Effect on the Welded Joint Quality of AISI 304 Marwan T. Mezher, Alejandro Pereira, Tomasz Trzepieciński and Jorge Acevedo Materials 2024, 17(9), 2167; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092167 Communication: Effect of Welding Current on Corrosion Resistance of Heat-Affected Zones of HDR Duplex Stainless Steel Xin Liu, Yulong Hu and Nian Liu Materials 2024, 17(9), 1986; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091986 Editorial: Advanced Machining Technology for Modern Engineering Materials Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratanski, Muthuramalingam Thangaraj, Beata Leszczyńska-Madej and Angelos P. Markopoulos Materials 2024, 17(9), 2064; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092064 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Review: Factors Affecting Silica/Cellulose Nanocomposite Prepared via the Sol–Gel Technique: A Review Musawenkosi G. Shange, Nduduzo L. Khumalo, Samson M. Mohomane and Tshwafo E. Motaung Materials 2024, 17(9), 1937; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091937 Review: Silver Nanoparticles: Multifunctional Tool in Environmental Water Remediation Pamela Nair Silva-Holguín, Jesús Alberto Garibay-Alvarado and Simón Yobanny Reyes-López Materials 2024, 17(9), 1939; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091939 Review: High-Performance Nanoscale Metallic Multilayer Composites: Techniques, Mechanical Properties and Applications Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Bangcai Luo, Qudong Wang and Shokouh Attarilar Materials 2024, 17(9), 2124; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092124 Article: Investigation of Crystallization Growth Characteristics of Mg(OH)2 Crystals under Unconstrained Conditions Yunqing Lv, Limei Bai, Yuxin Ma and Liucheng Zhao Materials 2024, 17(9), 1956; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091956 Article: Impact of Surface States in Graphene/p-Si Schottky Diodes Piera Maccagnani and Marco Pieruccini Materials 2024, 17(9), 1997; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091997 Article: Polydopamine-Coated Copper-Doped Co3O4 Nanosheets Rich in Oxygen Vacancy on Titanium and Multimodal Synergistic Antibacterial Study Jinteng Qi, Miao Yu, Yi Liu, Junting Zhang, Xinyi Li, Zhuo Ma, Tiedong Sun, Shaoqin Liu and Yunfeng Qiu Materials 2024, 17(9), 2019; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092019 Article: Development of New Composite Materials by Modifying the Surface of Porous Hydroxyapatite Using Cucurbit[n]urils Tolkynay Burkhanbayeva, Arthur Ukhov, Dmitry Fedorishin, Alexander Gubankov, Irina Kurzina, Abdigali Bakibaev, Rakhmetulla Yerkassov, Togzhan Mashan, Faiziya Suyundikova, Nurgul Nurmukhanbetova and Aina Khamitova Materials 2024, 17(9), 2041; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092041 Article: Electrochemical and Mechanical Properties of Hexagonal Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes Formed by Sonoelectrochemical Anodization Katarzyna Arkusz, Aleksandra Jędrzejewska, Piotr Siwak and Mieczysław Jurczyk Materials 2024, 17(9), 2138; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092138 Smart Materials Editorial: Materials for Heavy Metals Removal from Waters Magdalena Balintova and Adriana Estokova Materials 2024, 17(9), 1935; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091935 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Theoretical Study of the Phonon and Electrical Conductivity Properties of Pure and Sr-Doped LaMnO3 Thin Films Angel T. Apostolov, Iliana N. Apostolova and Julia Mihailowa Wesselinowa Materials 2024, 17(9), 1995; DOI: 10.3390/ma17091995 Article: Turning Non-Sticking Surface into Sticky Surface: Correlation between Surface Topography and Contact Angle Hysteresis Jingyuan Bai, Xuejiao Wang, Meilin Zhang, Zhou Yang and Jin Zhang Materials 2024, 17(9), 2006; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092006 Article: Photovoltaic Effect of La and Mn Co-Doped BiFeO3 Heterostructure with Charge Transport Layers Jiwei Lv and Huanpo Ning Materials 2024, 17(9), 2072; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092072 Article: Microstructural Evolution, Hardness and Wear Resistance of WC-Co-Ni Composite Coatings Fabricated by Laser Cladding Gibeom Kim, Yong-Chan Kim, Jae-Eock Cho, Chang-Hee Yim, Deok-Su Yun, Tae-Gyu Lee, Nam-Kyu Park, Rae-Hyung Chung and Dae-Geun Hong Materials 2024, 17(9), 2116; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092116 Article: Enhanced Long-Term Corrosion Resistance of 316L Stainless Steel by Multilayer Amorphous Carbon Coatings Shuyu Li, Hao Li, Peng Guo, Xiaowei Li, Wei Yang, Guanshui Ma, Kazuhito Nishimura, Peiling Ke and Aiying Wang Materials 2024, 17(9), 2129; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092129 Article: Molybdenum-Doped ZnO Thin Films Obtained by Spray Pyrolysis Pavlina Bancheva-Koleva, Veselin Zhelev, Plamen Petkov and Tamara Petkova Materials 2024, 17(9), 2164; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092164 Catalytic Materials Article: First-Principles Study of Adsorption of CH4 on a Fluorinated Model NiF2 Surface Tilen Lindič and Beate Paulus Materials 2024, 17(9), 2062; DOI: 10.3390/ma17092062 Article: Advancing in Cesium Retention: Application of Magnesium Phosphate Cement Composites Sana Gharsallah, Nawel Khitouni, Abdulrahman Mallah, Abdulrahman Alsawi, Abdullah H. 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