Methods, progresses, and opportunities of materials informatics by Chen Li, Kun Zheng

“…This review provides a critical and concise appraisal for the applications of material informatics, and a systematic and coherent guidance for material scientists to choose modeling methods based on required materials and technologies.…”
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The effect of carbon nanotubes on buckling analysis of embedded oil pipes resting on elastic medium by Hassan Rahimipour, Afshin Manouchehrifard

“…The theoretical and experimental investigation on the thermo-mechanical properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) as reinforcer for oil and gas pipes has increasingly become a hot research area for many engineers and material scientists in recent years. This is mainly due to the advent of the new composite material systems that exhibit exotic material and mechanical properties as compared to the traditional, carbon fiber-reinforced composite structures. …”
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Employing Hybrid Lennard-Jones and Axilrod-Teller Potentials to Parametrize Force Fields for the Simulation of Materials’ Properties by Danilo de Camargo Branco, Gary J. Cheng

“…However, computational materials scientists may still have difficulty finding specific force field models for their simulations. …”
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Recent research in mechanical properties of geopolymer-based ultra-high-performance concrete: A review by G. Murali

“…Due to the growing need for sustainable and ultra-high-strength construction materials, scientists have created an innovative ultra-high-performance concrete called Geopolymer based ultra-high-performance concrete (GUHPC). …”
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On binding mechanism exploration of organic amphoteric dye Rhodamine B with natural polymeric DNA by Senchumbeni Yanthan, Jhimli Bhattacharyya

“…DNA also has unique material properties, which attract material scientists, nanotechnologists, and engineers. The study and investigation of the structural and dynamical properties of complex biological systems have attracted considerable interest among scientists in general and physicists and biologists in particular.The alteration in DNA due to the introduction of any small molecule changes the overall function and stability of DNA. …”
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Graphene by Warner, J, Schäffel, F, Rümmeli, M, Bachmatiuk, A

“…Providing fundamental knowledge necessary to understand graphene's atomic structure, band-structure, unique properties and an overview of groundbreaking current and emergent applications, this new handbook is essential reading for materials scientists, chemists and physicists. Since the 2010 physics Nobel Prize awarded to Geim and Novosolev for their groundbreaking work isolating graphene from bulk graphite, there has been a huge surge in interest in the area. …”

Actin‐templated Structures: Nature's Way to Hierarchical Surface Patterns (Gecko's Setae as Case Study) by Jennifer Y. Kasper, Matthias W. Laschke, Marcus Koch, Lorenzo Alibardi, Thomas Magin, Carien M. Niessen, Aránzazu del Campo

“…Abstract The hierarchical design of the toe pad surface in geckos and its reversible adhesiveness have inspired material scientists for many years. Micro‐ and nano‐patterned surfaces with impressive adhesive performance have been developed to mimic gecko's properties. …”
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Particle Dynamics-Based Stochastic Modeling of Carbon Particle Charging in the Flow Capacitor Systems by Faiza Summer, Janno Torop, Alvo Aabloo, Andreas Kyritsakis, Veronika Zadin

“…The simulation results are in excellent agreement with experimental data, providing a deep insight into the performance of an EFC and identifying limiting parameters for both engineers and material scientists to consider.…”
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New methods for automatic quantification of microstructural features using digital image processing by Andrew Campbell, Paul Murray, Evgenia Yakushina, Stephen Marshall, William Ion

“…However, the analysis of complex microstructures, such as Ti6Al4V, is difficult and typically requires expert materials scientists to manually identify and measure microstructural features. …”
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Advanced Estimation of Compressive Strength and Fracture Behavior in Ceramic Honeycombs by Polarimetry Measurements of Similar Epoxy Resin Honeycombs by David Köllner, Bastien Tolve-Granier, Swantje Simon, Ken-ichi Kakimoto, Tobias Fey

“…Finding a non-destructive characterization method for cellular ceramics’ compressive strength and fracture behavior has been a challenge for material scientists for years. However, for transparent materials, internal stresses can be determined by the non-destructive photoelastic measurements. …”
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Single-Core Multiscale Residual Network for the Super Resolution of Liquid Metal Specimen Images by Keqing Ning, Zhihao Zhang, Kai Han, Siyu Han, Xiqing Zhang

“…To facilitate subsequent studies by material scientists, it is necessary to use super-resolution techniques to increase the resolution of these photographs. …”
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Synthesizing green Chitosan-magnetic composite particles for palm oil mill effluent (POME) pre-treatment: a comprehensive review by Arumugam, Veknesh, Ismail, Muhammad Heikal, Asih, Ngadisih, Irie, Mami, Omar, Rozita

“…As biodegradable materials became the focus of the material scientists, this type of product became more apparent. …”

Next-generation nanomaterials: advancing ocular anti-inflammatory drug therapy by Jing Wei, Jinyu Mu, Yong Tang, Dalian Qin, Junguo Duan, Anguo Wu

“…Furthermore, we emphasize the significance of interdisciplinary collaborations among material scientists, pharmacologists, and clinicians in expediting the translation of these breakthroughs from laboratory environments to clinical practice. …”
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On the Corrosion Fatigue of Magnesium Alloys Aimed at Biomedical Applications: New Insights from the Influence of Testing Frequency and Surface Modification of the Alloy ZK60 by Mikhail Linderov, Alexander Brilevsky, Dmitry Merson, Alexei Danyuk, Alexei Vinogradov

“…Magnesium alloys are contemporary candidates for many structural applications of which medical applications, such as bioresorbable implants, are of significant interest to the community and a challenge to materials scientists. The generally poor resistance of magnesium alloys to environmentally assisted fracture, resulting, in particular, in faster-than-desired bio-corrosion degradation in body fluids, strongly impedes their broad uptake in clinical practice. …”
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Dispensability of the conventional Tauc’s plot for accurate bandgap determination from UV–vis optical diffuse reflectance data by Peverga R. Jubu, O.S. Obaseki, A. Nathan-Abutu, F.K. Yam, Yushamdan Yusof, M.B. Ochang

“…Interestingly, the rarely reported (if at all it can be found elsewhere) step-by-step approach to Tauc’s plot from diffuse reflectance data is described in this paper to serve as a simple guide for emerging material scientists. The UV–vis optical diffuse reflectance data for β-Ga2O3, ZnO and TiO2 semiconductor films are used for this study.…”
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A market-oriented database design for critical material research by Ruby T. Nguyen, Ange-Lionel Toba, Michael H. Severson, Ethan M. Woodbury, Austin R. Carey, D. Devin Imholte

“…The main goal of this project was to educate material scientists on the applications having the most impact on the supply chain and current industrial specifications/markets for each application. …”
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Sustainable Biomass-Derived Carbon Electrodes for Potassium and Aluminum Batteries: Conceptualizing the Key Parameters for Improved Performance by Glaydson Simões Dos Reis, Shaikshavali Petnikota, Chandrasekar M. Subramaniyam, Helinando Pequeno de Oliveira, Sylvia Larsson, Mikael Thyrel, Ulla Lassi, Flaviano García Alvarado

“…In addition, this review can further help material scientists to seek out novel electrode materials from different types of biomasses, which opens up new avenues in the fabrication/development of next-generation sustainable and high-energy density batteries.…”
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Porosity and Pore Size Distribution of Native and Delignified Beech Wood Determined by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry by Selin Vitas, Jana S. Segmehl, Ingo Burgert, Etienne Cabane

“…The complex hierarchical structures of biological materials in combination with outstanding property profiles are great sources of inspiration for material scientists. Based on these characteristic features, the structure of wood has been increasingly exploited to fabricate novel hierarchical and functional materials. …”
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Sugar Palm Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Influence of Chemical Treatments on Its Mechanical Properties by Muhammad Rizal Muhammad Asyraf, Agusril Syamsir, Abu Bakar Mohd Supian, Fathoni Usman, Rushdan Ahmad Ilyas, Norizan Mohd Nurazzi, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Sharifah Zarina Syed Zakaria, Shubham Sharma, Zarina Itam, Mohamad Zakir Abd Rashid

“…The development of plastic products from lignocellulosic fibre-reinforced composites has been a hot topic among material scientists and engineers due to their abundance, sustainable in nature, and less toxic towards health. …”
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Numerical analysis of bending property of bi-modulus materials and a new method for measurement of tensile elastic modulus by Tianmin Wang, Jianhong Ye

“…Due to the lack of constitutive model that could reasonably consider the bi-modulus property of materials, and the lack of simple and reliable measurement methods for the tensile elastic parameters of materials, scientists and engineers always neglect the effect of the bi-modulus property of materials in engineering design and numerical simulation. …”
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