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• Review

  Published 12 October 2026

  Process–microstructure–property relationships in additive manufacturing of high-entropy alloys: recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

  Ranjit Kumar Dehury · Vinit Gupta · Yogesh G. Joshi · M. Thomas Victor

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1964268

• Editorial

  Published 12 October 2026

  Editorial: High energy additive manufacturing of advanced materials

  Kun Li · R. Devesh K. Misra · Changjun Han

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1981379

• Review

  Published 12 October 2026

  From peri-implant distance ranges to spatial niches: a resolution-aware analytical framework for the intracortical microelectrode–brain interface

  Miaozhe Huo · Zhengyang Xue · Yifei Sheng · Shiying Li

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1969087

• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Amine-terminated zirconium metal-organic framework as an efficient adsorbent for lanthanum removal

  Jagadeesan Saranya · Sivalingam Ramesh · R. T. Rajendra Kumar · Yuvaraj Haldorai

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1944659

• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Bio-inspired SiO 2 /Polydopamine functionalized PET fabrics for enhanced ultraviolet protection and thermophysiological comfort

  Muhammad Zaman Khan · Jiri Militky · Jakub Wiener · Martina Viková

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1965932

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Characteristics of fume components and dynamic emission behavior of crumb-rubber-modified asphalt

  Liaoliang Luo · Jiasheng Dai · Wenqiang Zhu · Changfeng Li · Long Yu · Yu Liu · Binqian Li · Zhenghao Zhang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1979048

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Study on the influence of matrix asphalt mixture air voids on the performance of semi-flexible pavement materials

  Jie Chen · Zhiyu Yang · Hui Huang · Jiechao Lei · Weian Xuan

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1930537

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  A chemically tuned La@MOF-808 adsorbent for simultaneous removal of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), arsenic, and lead from aqueous solutions

  Hassan Nawaz · Gregg P. Kotchey · David V. P. Sanchez

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1804165

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Hydration, mechanical, and environmental performance of blended cements incorporating ground granulated blast furnace slag, ground waste bottle glass, and metakaolin

  Saule Mergenbayeva · Nuray Abdullayeva · Aliya Abzal · Kassym Talgatuly · John L. Provis · Chang-Seon Shon · Zhanar Zhakiyeva

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1973453

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Sustainable valorization of phosphogypsum solid waste as composite filler in asphalt mastic: rheological behavior and construction benefits

  Liangchao Li · Baoan Li · Lu Yang · Xingjun Liu · Xinran Gu · Haowen Li · Yixiang Li · Jiufu Yang · Wenju Peng

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1957042

• Original Research

  Published 7 October 2026

  Carbon nanotube–reinforced hyaluronic acid dispersions as a rheological model for synovial fluids

  Mohamed Youssry · Yasmin Mashhour · Zahra F. Al-Abdulla · Marym Fazili

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1974075

• Original Research

  Published 5 October 2026

  Protocol-dependent aging responses of polyurethane-bound pavement composites under thermo-oxidative, hygrothermal, and UV exposure

  Leilei Han · Zhengxin Wu · Zhiqing Zhu

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1964302

• Original Research

  Published 5 October 2026

  Influence of alkali activator modulus on mechanical properties and microstructure of slag-fly ash geopolymer-solidified dredged sludge

  Yulin Wang · Yan Tian · Sisi Fang · Xianding Guo · Yating Fan · Jun Wang · Daohe Wu · Yinghua Cui · Xuexian You · Zipeng Qin

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1861716

• Original Research

  Published 2 October 2026

  Stability analysis of surrounding rock during excavation unloading-reloading based on the Hoek-Brown criterion

  Xu-Hai Feng · Zeng-Lun Guan · Hou-Wei Sun · Zhi-Qiang Liu · Hai-Yang Huang · Pin-Qiang Mo

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1927109

• Original Research

  Published 2 October 2026

  Experimental study on strain redistribution and peak-load degradation of reinforced concrete lattice beams under localized beam-bottom support loss

  Chungen Wei · Shengfeng He · Zirong Huang · Sheng Liu · Cheng Yang · Biao Nie · Qingqing Zhang · Yuhang Wu · Qingyuan Liu · Yashen Gu

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1964867

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  Microenvironment regulation of ruthenium complexes based on PDMS microsphere carriers and highly sensitive detection of dissolved oxygen

  Tianzi Song · Yanze Wang · Xiaolong Yu · Ting Guo · Xiaoxue Wei · Miao Zhang · Sitong Zhang · Xueting Xie · Kai Wang · Ling Lin

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1959968

• Review

  Published 1 October 2026

  From microplastics to nanoplastics: environmental transformation pathways, detection challenges, and health implications

  Nour Alnairat · Safaa B. Hussein · Duaa Abu-Dalo · Dima Nawafleh · Sahar Farwaneh · Mohammad Assaf · Ibrahim Qahtan Al-Khaial · Haneen Waleed · Hadeel T. Al-Sinjilawi · Banan Hudaib · Rund Abu-Zurayk

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1950397

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  Impact of the surrounding ambient temperature on the fresh and hardened properties of one-part alkali-activated materials incorporating recycled brick powder and aggregate

  Yazeed A. Al-Noaimat · Mazen J. Al-Kheetan · Mehdi Chougan · Ayah A. Alkhawaldeh · Seyed Hamidreza Ghaffar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1951523

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Tensile properties of 3D-printed polylactic acid after extended UV radiation

  J. M. L. Reis · H. G. Rohem · V. P. C. C. Bhering · F. C. Amorim

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1970660

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  A gradient-lattice-constant material for enhanced low-frequency and broadband underwater sound absorption

  Shibo Wang · Qicheng Zhang · Di Wu · Zhaohua Su · Sen Zhang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1929207

• Review

  Published 30 September 2026

  Recent progress of biomaterials-based hydrogels for wearable electronics and health monitoring

  Danyang Ren · Jieyun Ma · Zhenpeng Han · Yawen Lei · Yiming Liu · Yan Zhu · Yanchao Mao

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1959000

• Mini Review

  Published 30 September 2026

  Toward data-driven reliability in hydrogel semiconductor devices: forecasting approaches for degradation and signal stability

  Anbazhagan Geetha · S. Preethi · J. Santhakumar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1945407

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Mechanical and disintegration behaviors of carbonaceous rock under drying-wetting cycles

  Ke Ma · Chong Ma

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1953993

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Structural, biomedical and metal-ion sensing properties of the eco-friendly synthesized CrVO 4 nanoparticles using Saussurea obvallata flower extract

  Diya Patel · Mamta Patil · Kajalben Patel · Yogita Abhale · Mahmoud Mirzaei · Majid S. Jabir · Suresh Ghotekar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1914758

• Mini Review

  Published 29 September 2026

  Interfacial chemistry of UHMWPE fiber composites: surface modification, adhesion mechanisms, impact performance, and implications for lightweight sports protection

  Jintao Guo · Ying Wang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1936225

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Long-term skid and abrasion resistance of limestone aggregate asphalt mixtures

  Liangfa Jiang · Shengyi Huang · Liuyuan Lan · Chengli Zhao · De Yang · Yuanfeng Chen · Junlin Liang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1890188

• Original Research

  Published 28 September 2026

  Lignocellulosic and chitin-rich agroindustrial residues as biochar precursors: a screening study based on proximate analysis and analytical pyrolysis

  Pablo Parra · Kevin Cedeño · José Luis Ballesteros · Emileni Terán · Gary Cedeño · Jose Guerra

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1869946

• Original Research

  Published 25 September 2026

  Enhanced aqueous refractive index sensing using an AlSb/BiFeO 3 /AlSb multilayer-integrated surface plasmon resonance platform

  M. Jagadeeswar Goud · V. Kumar Koushik · Yesudasu Vasimalla · Bhishma Karki · Santosh Kumar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1922895

• Mini Review

  Published 25 September 2026

  Functional photonic and optoelectronic materials and devices for climate-resilient smart agriculture: a review

  Karthika Vishnu Priya Kathula · Murugesan Mohana Keerthi

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1943334

• Review

  Published 25 September 2026

  Sustainable colloidal nanostructures for advanced PEMFC coolants: stability, environmental implications, and lifecycle challenges

  Maryam Taufiq Musa · Edy Herianto Majlan · Abhishek Agarwal · Michel Kalenga Wa Kalenga · Lim Bee Huah · Mohd Shahbudin Masdar · Irnie Azlin Zakaria · Md. Ahsanul Haque

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1929773

• Original Research

  Published 24 September 2026

  Mechanical, morphological and micromechanical characterization of multiscale walnut shell powder, E-glass fibre and graphene reinforced epoxy hybrid composites

  Tushar T. Hawal · Vinayak R. Malik · Shailesh Shirguppikar · Rohit Magdum

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1957904

• Original Research

  Published 24 September 2026

  Novel chitosan-encapsulated ZnO NPs@Subtilisin: enzyme immobilized as next-generation nanoplatform for antimicrobial and anticancer control

  Rua J. Kadhim · Majid S. Jabir · Ghassan M. Sulaiman · Uday M. Nayef · Suresh Ghotekar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1922253

• Original Research

  Published 24 September 2026

  Investigation into the individual effects of temperature and sulphate ions on the fracture toughness of waste-based cemented paste backfill containing superplasticizer

  Gang Duan · Qing Zhang · Yang He · Qilong Yu · Yunheng Wei · Kun Fang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1917884

• Original Research

  Published 24 September 2026

  Composition-dependent evolution toward multi-phase crystallization in lanthanum tellurite glasses

  Recep Kurtulus

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1899180

• Review

  Published 23 September 2026

  Recent progress in stimuli-responsive hydrogel-based drug delivery for inflammatory bowel disease

  Yuxin Zou · Yanze Wang · Miao Zhang · Xiaoxue Wei · Wenjun Liao · Xiaorui Wang · Honghua Li

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1960078

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Evaluation of liquid transport properties in bi-layer knitted fabrics for the fashion industry

  C. Hemachalaeswari · S. Kubera Sampath Kumar

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1963442

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Structural behaviour of bent angle-steel joints embedded in transmission tower foundations: full-scale testing and finite element modelling

  Qi-Chun Wang · Hai-Yun Ma · Da-Gang Han · Xing Huang · Song-Yang He · Xiao-Chuan Guo · Shao-Bo Kang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1936820

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Effect of tannic acid content on the properties and antibacterial activity of Shapeable polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate/tannic acid/borax (PBST) composite hydrogels

  Tingxu Xia · Han Pu · Mengjue Jin · Yiyu Wang · Yuhang Chen · Yuanqing Xu · Ying Ren

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1873593

• Review

  Published 23 September 2026

  Multifunctional biohybrid systems of plant-derived nanovesicles with inorganic nanomaterials

  Ningtao Yuan · Tao Meng · Hong Bi

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1967278

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Effects of TiO 2 activating flux concentration on A-TIG welding characteristics of inconel 738LC nickel-based superalloy

  Linggen Ren · Dong Zhang · Xudong Wen · Qinghe Xu

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1949496

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Foundation backfill prepared from inferior desulfurization gypsum and fly ash: laboratory evaluation and field application

  Jingjing Liu · Bing Bai · Qingke Nie

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1910600

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Performance regulation of porous vegetation ecological concrete using carbonated recycled coarse aggregate and fly ash-silica fume blends

  Rijin Hu · Neng Xiong · Jin Li · Xinen Pan · Bo Liu · Junlin Tang · Linjian Wu

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1950426

• Review

  Published 22 September 2026

  Green fibers, blue microalgae: a scoping review of spirulina in the textile industry

  Sergiana dos Passos Ramos · Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1938582

• Original Research

  Published 21 September 2026

  NR/EPDMd/SiO 2 elastomeric compounds: mechanical, microstructural and interfacial insights into a silica reinforcement mechanism

  X. Colom · J. Cañavate

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1953088

• Original Research

  Published 21 September 2026

  Surface and nanostructural modifications of polytetrafluoroethylene by Au + irradiation for energy harvesting applications

  Rabia · Naveed Afzal · Mohsin Rafique · Abdul-Sattar Nizami · Ali Asif · M. Zain-Ul Abdin

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1914747

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Mechanical properties and normal-incidence sound absorption performance of crumb-rubber-modified porous asphalt mixtures

  Wenhua Wang · Kaidi Liu · Jiaxiang Fang · Xufeng Wang · Yizhe Han · Guangyong Wang · Xu Wang

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1928488

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Gold nanoparticles-based green nano-plasmonic sensors derived from Annona squamosa leaf extract for visual and UV–visible detection of cadmium contamination in water

  Karanveer Singh · Archana Chauhan · Roberto Acevedo · Rafael Luque

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1924547

• Mini Review

  Published 18 September 2026

  Corrosion-resistant cladding strategies for molten salt reactor components: Ni-based alloys and laser cladding on 316H stainless steel

  Seonghyeon Kim · Jiyeon Choi · Yun Jin Song · You Cheol Lee · Hyungmo Kim

  Frontiers in Materials

  doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1959894