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2D nanomaterials are a relatively populous and ever-expanding class of innovative materials with disruptive potential for different application contexts. Although for some of them, such as graphene, various possible implementations have already been explored in different application fields, others, (e.g., Mxenes), are still relatively at an infantile stage with regard to handling, stability, exploitation, processing and practical use in devices and structures with higher dimensionality.In any case, regardless of the specific nature of each of these materials, their degree of purity and structure (mono-layers/few-layers/multi-layers) and their level of maturity, they all share the same challenges since their onset, such as processing, patterning, transfer and integration in devices, allowing smart exploitation of their unique properties, incorporation in matrices of different nature for the synthesis of nano-composites, and so on.Accordingly, this book aims to showcase research papers and review articles outlining recent progress and innovative approaches for 2D nanomaterials synthesis and/or processing, preparatory to their assembly or integration into devices, microstructures, microsensors and composites for different application fields.

Technology: general issues --- graphene --- patterning --- Pt --- 2D materials --- chemical vapor deposition (CVD) --- naked-eye 3D --- microstructure --- flexible --- film --- fabrication --- biodevices --- integration --- miniaturized devices --- Si3N4 --- lubrication --- friction --- temperature rise --- photo-assisted etching --- porous silicon --- illumination --- doping level --- total current --- reflectance --- fano resonance --- plasmonic sensor --- Au/Pd --- SiC --- nanomorphology --- coalescence --- percolation --- scanning electron microscopy --- inkjet printing --- nanoparticle --- metal-organic decomposition --- silver thin film --- adhesion strength --- electrical resistivity --- monolayer MoS2 --- 10-nm nanogap --- localized surface plasmon resonance --- photoluminescence --- n/a

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There is growing interest in light metallic alloys for a wide number of applications owing to their processing efficiency, processability, long service life, and environmental sustainability. Aluminum, magnesium, and titanium alloys are addressed in this Special Issue, however, the predominant role played by aluminum. The collection of papers published here covers a wide range of topics that generally characterize the performance of the alloys after manufacturing by conventional and innovative processing routes.

fatigue properties --- hydroforming --- AlSi12Cu1(Fe) --- magnesium alloy --- microstructure --- Ti6Al4V titanium alloy --- FEM simulation --- aging treatment --- AlSi11Cu2(Fe) --- titanium aluminides --- commercially pure titanium --- hot working --- quenching process --- hot rolling --- 7003 alloy --- compressive strength --- plastic strain --- precipitation --- constitutive equations --- processing temperature --- material property --- hot forging --- wear resistance --- hot deformation behavior --- solid solution hardening --- microstructural changes --- fatigue behavior --- hardening criteria --- AlSi10Mg alloy --- 7XXX Al alloy --- hot compression --- creep --- Al-5Mg wire electrode --- ultra-fine grain --- mechanical properties --- cooling rate --- residual stress --- thermomechanical treatment --- remanufacturing --- hot workability --- activation energy --- mechanical alloying --- selective laser melting --- alloy --- Al alloy --- dynamic recrystallization --- springback --- wire feedability --- cold rolling --- spray deposited --- rotary-die equal-channel angular pressing --- adhesion strength --- microarc oxidation --- aluminum alloy --- Zr --- processing map --- Al–Si alloy --- UNS A92024-T3 --- Al-Si-Cu alloys --- sludge --- high pressure die casting --- fractography --- 2024-T4 aluminum alloys --- anode pulse-width --- consolidation --- high temperature --- AlSi9Cu3(Fe) --- FEP --- resistance spot welding --- intermetallics --- tensile properties --- tensile property --- iron

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Ceramic materials in the form of coatings can significantly improve the functionality and applications of other engineering materials. Due to a wide range of controllable features and various deposition methods, it is possible to create tailored substrate–coating systems that meet the requirements of modern technologies. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the relationships between the structures, morphology and the properties of ceramic coatings and expand the base of scientific knowledge about them. This book contains a series of fourteen articles which present research on the production and properties of ceramic coatings designed to improve functionality for advanced applications.

photocatalytic coatings --- solidification --- plasma spraying --- TiO2 --- microstructure --- LDPE --- RF CVD --- doped DLC structure --- wettability --- biocompatibility --- ceramic coating --- anti-oxidation --- SiO2@Al additive --- carbon steel --- calcium hydroxyapatite --- sol-gel synthesis --- thin films --- spin coating --- surface roughness --- simulated body fluid --- SiO2 coatings --- sol-gel --- Zn doping --- antibacterial coatings --- hydrophobic coatings --- Ni–Cr alloy --- Ti(C, N) coatings --- ion release --- atmospheric plasma spraying --- Al2O3 --- Cr2O3 --- sliding wear --- phase transformation --- reactivity --- sol-gel coating --- corrosion resistance --- cells viability --- hydrophilic coating --- nitriding --- low friction --- piston ring --- micron-/nano-grain coatings --- nanoindentation size effect --- trans-scale mechanics theory --- SiC coatings --- oxide fibers --- chemical vapor deposition --- deposition mechanism --- thickness control --- silicon carbon-nitride --- silicone carbon-oxide --- PECVD method --- inhomogeneous optical filters --- gradient interference filters --- organosilicon precursors --- alumina coating --- sol–gel --- composite coating --- graphene oxide --- graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) --- rGO --- adiabatic shear instability (ASI) --- cold spray --- titanium dioxide --- bonding mechanism --- adhesion strength --- substrate deformation --- amorphous interface layer --- n/a --- Ni-Cr alloy

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This Special Issue "Application of Wood Composites" addresses various aspects of these important wood materials’ use. Topics include the mechanical processing of wood composites, including their cutting, milling, or sanding, incorporating current analysis of wood dust or grain size measurements and the composition of particles; scientific views on the influence of various adhesives in the creation process of wood composites and the analysis of their behavior in contact with various wood elements under different conditions; the analysis of input raw materials forming wood composites, including various wood species, but also non-wood lignocellulosic raw materials; and, last but not least, the analysis of bark, which in recent years has become an important and promising raw material involved in the construction of wood composites. The study of the development of the sliding table saw also suitably complements this Special Issue.

Technology: general issues --- bark --- bonding --- partial liquefaction --- MUF adhesives --- water vapor sorption --- thickness swelling --- wood-based panels --- chestnut --- decay --- defect --- density --- knot --- roughness --- surface --- texture --- quality --- veneer --- hazelnut --- walnut --- shells --- lignocellulosic composites --- UF --- PUR --- formaldehyde content --- oriented strand boards (OSBs) --- fast-growing species, modulus of rupture (MOR) --- modulus of elasticity (MOE) --- internal bond (IB) --- swelling (S) --- water absorption (A) --- biobased resins --- formaldehyde emission --- minerals --- wollastonite --- wood composite panels --- sliding table saw --- spindle --- critical rotational speed --- static stiffness --- dynamic properties --- noise --- sawing of wood composites --- wood composites --- recycled fibres --- bioadhesives --- magnesium lignosulfonate --- corner joints --- bending strength capacity --- birch wood --- chips --- granulometric composition of sawdust and chips --- air handling --- ecological filtration --- tropical wood dust --- granulometric sieve analysis --- morphology shape of particles --- temperature of ignition --- laser cutting --- wood --- cutting parameters --- wood dust --- sanding --- sandpaper --- particle-size distribution --- acetylation --- wood fiber --- strength --- stiffness --- internal bonding strength --- regression --- finite element analysis --- alien plants --- wood plastic composite --- flexural strength --- tensile strength --- swelling --- dimension stability --- scanning electron microscopy --- hardwoods --- extractives --- pH value --- wettability --- PVAc adhesive --- adhesion strength --- particleboard --- three-layer particleboard --- cup plant --- TOF-SIMS --- biomass --- bioresources --- softwood --- hardwood --- belt sander --- abrasion --- beech --- oak --- ash --- hornbeam --- alder --- pine --- spruce --- larch --- bark --- bonding --- partial liquefaction --- MUF adhesives --- water vapor sorption --- thickness swelling --- wood-based panels --- chestnut --- decay --- defect --- density --- knot --- roughness --- surface --- texture --- quality --- veneer --- hazelnut --- walnut --- shells --- lignocellulosic composites --- UF --- PUR --- formaldehyde content --- oriented strand boards (OSBs) --- fast-growing species, modulus of rupture (MOR) --- modulus of elasticity (MOE) --- internal bond (IB) --- swelling (S) --- water absorption (A) --- biobased resins --- formaldehyde emission --- minerals --- wollastonite --- wood composite panels --- sliding table saw --- spindle --- critical rotational speed --- static stiffness --- dynamic properties --- noise --- sawing of wood composites --- wood composites --- recycled fibres --- bioadhesives --- magnesium lignosulfonate --- corner joints --- bending strength capacity --- birch wood --- chips --- granulometric composition of sawdust and chips --- air handling --- ecological filtration --- tropical wood dust --- granulometric sieve analysis --- morphology shape of particles --- temperature of ignition --- laser cutting --- wood --- cutting parameters --- wood dust --- sanding --- sandpaper --- particle-size distribution --- acetylation --- wood fiber --- strength --- stiffness --- internal bonding strength --- regression --- finite element analysis --- alien plants --- wood plastic composite --- flexural strength --- tensile strength --- swelling --- dimension stability --- scanning electron microscopy --- hardwoods --- extractives --- pH value --- wettability --- PVAc adhesive --- adhesion strength --- particleboard --- three-layer particleboard --- cup plant --- TOF-SIMS --- biomass --- bioresources --- softwood --- hardwood --- belt sander --- abrasion --- beech --- oak --- ash --- hornbeam --- alder --- pine --- spruce --- larch

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This Special Issue "Application of Wood Composites" addresses various aspects of these important wood materials’ use. Topics include the mechanical processing of wood composites, including their cutting, milling, or sanding, incorporating current analysis of wood dust or grain size measurements and the composition of particles; scientific views on the influence of various adhesives in the creation process of wood composites and the analysis of their behavior in contact with various wood elements under different conditions; the analysis of input raw materials forming wood composites, including various wood species, but also non-wood lignocellulosic raw materials; and, last but not least, the analysis of bark, which in recent years has become an important and promising raw material involved in the construction of wood composites. The study of the development of the sliding table saw also suitably complements this Special Issue.

bark --- bonding --- partial liquefaction --- MUF adhesives --- water vapor sorption --- thickness swelling --- wood-based panels --- chestnut --- decay --- defect --- density --- knot --- roughness --- surface --- texture --- quality --- veneer --- hazelnut --- walnut --- shells --- lignocellulosic composites --- UF --- PUR --- formaldehyde content --- oriented strand boards (OSBs) --- fast-growing species, modulus of rupture (MOR) --- modulus of elasticity (MOE) --- internal bond (IB) --- swelling (S) --- water absorption (A) --- biobased resins --- formaldehyde emission --- minerals --- wollastonite --- wood composite panels --- sliding table saw --- spindle --- critical rotational speed --- static stiffness --- dynamic properties --- noise --- sawing of wood composites --- wood composites --- recycled fibres --- bioadhesives --- magnesium lignosulfonate --- corner joints --- bending strength capacity --- birch wood --- chips --- granulometric composition of sawdust and chips --- air handling --- ecological filtration --- tropical wood dust --- granulometric sieve analysis --- morphology shape of particles --- temperature of ignition --- laser cutting --- wood --- cutting parameters --- wood dust --- sanding --- sandpaper --- particle-size distribution --- acetylation --- wood fiber --- strength --- stiffness --- internal bonding strength --- regression --- finite element analysis --- alien plants --- wood plastic composite --- flexural strength --- tensile strength --- swelling --- dimension stability --- scanning electron microscopy --- hardwoods --- extractives --- pH value --- wettability --- PVAc adhesive --- adhesion strength --- particleboard --- three-layer particleboard --- cup plant --- TOF-SIMS --- biomass --- bioresources --- softwood --- hardwood --- belt sander --- abrasion --- beech --- oak --- ash --- hornbeam --- alder --- pine --- spruce --- larch --- n/a