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The building industry is influenced by many factors and trends reflecting the current situation and developments in social, economic, technical, and scientific fields. One of the most important trends seeks to minimize the energy demand. This can be achieved by promoting the construction of buildings with better thermal insulating capabilities of their envelopes and better efficiency in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Any credible assessment of building energy performance includes the identification and simulation of heat and mass transfer phenomena in both the building envelope and the interior of the building. As the interaction between design elements, climate change, user behavior, heating effectiveness, ventilation, air conditioning systems, and lighting is not straightforward, the assessment procedure can present a complex and challenging task. The simulations should then involve all factors affecting the energy performance of the building in questions. However, the appropriate choice of physical model of heat and mass transfer for different building elements is not the only factor affecting the output of building energy simulations. The accuracy of the material parameters applied in the models as input data is another potential source of uncertainty. For instance, neglecting the dependence of hygric and thermal parameters on moisture content may affect the energy assessment in a significant way. Boundary conditions in the form of weather data sets represent yet another crucial factor determining the uncertainty of the outputs. In light of recent trends in climate change, this topic is vitally important. This Special Issue aims at providing recent developments in laboratory analyses, computational modeling, and in situ measurements related to the assessment of building energy performance based on the proper identification of heat and mass transfer processes in building structures.

CFD --- thermal performance --- Metamodeling --- carbon black --- energy balance --- XRD --- air terminal device --- Hygrothermal assessment --- thermal energy storage --- fibrous aerogel --- Probabilistic assessment --- natural ventilation --- thermal properties --- DSC --- advanced personalized ventilation --- temperature --- noise level --- geopolymers --- elevation --- plaster --- relative humidity --- air velocity --- ground-granulated blast-furnace slag --- heat treatment --- turbulence --- phase change temperature --- energy saving --- mechanical properties --- building envelope --- SEM --- Time series modelling --- self-heating --- mass flow rate prediction --- thermal conductivity --- Convolutional neural networks --- single-sided --- correlation function

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The exploitation of naturally occurring polymers to engineer advanced nanocomposites and hybrid materials is the focus of increasing scientific activity, explained by growing environmental concerns and interest in the peculiar features and multiple functionalities of these macromolecules. Natural polymers, such as polysaccharides and proteins, present a remarkable potential for the design of all kinds of materials for application in a multitude of domains. This Special Issue collected the work of scientists on the current developments in the field of multifunctional biopolymer-based nanocomposites and hybrid materials with a particular emphasis on their production methodologies, properties, and prominent applications. Thus, materials related to bio-based nanocomposites and hybrid materials manufactured with different partners, namely natural polymers, bioactive compounds, and inorganic nanoparticles, are reported in the Special Issue Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- biopolymer --- silk fibroin --- aerogel --- fiber --- nanomaterials --- nanoparticles --- noble metals --- gold --- platinum --- palladium --- bacterial nanocellulose --- poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) --- zwitterionic nanocomposites --- dye removal --- water remediation --- antibacterial activity --- lignin --- polylactic acid (PLA) --- 3D printing --- biocomposites --- biopolymers --- bioactive surfaces --- biomaterials --- hybrid organometallic polymers --- laser two-photon polymerisation --- tissue engineering --- gold nanoparticles --- fucoidan --- microwave irradiation --- antitumoral activity --- darkfield imaging --- hyaluronic acid --- Tyrosine --- viscoelastic modulus of HS-IPN hydrogels --- hBMSC differentiations --- nucleus pulposus --- n/a

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Research on alternative energy harvesting technologies, conversion and storage systems with high efficiency, cost-effective and environmentally friendly systems, such as fuel cells, rechargeable metal-air batteries, unitized regenerative cells, and water electrolyzers has been stimulated by the global demand on energy. The conversion between oxygen and water plays a key step in the development of oxygen electrodes: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), processes activated mostly by precious metals, like platinum. Their scarcity, their prohibitive cost, and declining activity greatly hamper large-scale applications. This issue reports on novel non-precious metal electrocatalysts based on the innovative design in chemical compositions, structure, and morphology, and supports for the oxygen reaction.

n/a --- nitrogen sulfur co-doped carbon nanofibers --- layered double hydroxide --- three-dimensional --- water splitting --- non-precious metal --- metal–organic framework --- Co-bpdc/MWCNTs composites --- alkaline --- nanocarbon --- Fe-N-C catalyst --- cobalt-based electrocatalysts --- 2 --- non-precious metal catalyst --- 3 --- silver bismuthate --- 4 --- graphene-carbon nanotube aerogel --- 6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1 --- Co-bpdc --- binary nitrogen precursors --- g-C3N4 --- oxygen evolution reaction --- mesoporous NiO --- electrocatalyst --- nucleophilic attack --- 5-triazine --- cobalt and nitrogen co-doped --- fuel cells --- metal-free catalysts --- oxygen reduction reaction --- hydrogen evolution reaction --- heteroatom doping --- electrophilic Ni3+ and O? --- bacterial cellulose/poly(methylene blue) hybrids --- active site --- manganese dioxide --- electrocatalysis --- metal-organic framework

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Biomaterials is currently one of the most important fields of study. This is because of the high degree of interdisciplinarity and the many practical solutions it provides in relation to medicine, biology, chemistry, and physics. This Special Issue provides readers with research from the domain of composite biomaterials in different applications, from controlled drug release systems to tissue engineering.

History of engineering & technology --- PMMA --- zirconia (ZrO2) --- nanocomposite --- denture base --- flexural strength --- impact strength --- fracture toughness --- hardness --- graphene oxide --- silicone rubber --- composite materials --- antifouling --- harmonic motion --- corn straw --- pretreatment --- dyeing --- chemical structure --- tensile properties --- UV barrier --- water-resistance --- polylactic acid --- hydroxyapatite --- composite films --- industrial bamboo residue --- holocellulose aerogel --- hydrophobicity --- fire resistance --- thermal insulation material --- nucleating agent --- isotactic polypropylene --- transcrystallinity --- natural fibres --- Tencel™ --- membrane --- cellulose --- water purification --- tissue engineering --- magnetic nanoparticles --- composite --- DDS --- hyperthermia --- collagen --- scaffolds --- membranes --- hydrogels --- whey protein fibrils --- carbon nanotubes --- carbon nano-onions --- composites --- interaction --- n/a

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Biopolymers including natural (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins, gums, natural rubbers, bacterial polymers), synthetic (e.g., aliphatic polyesters and polyphosphoester), and biocomposites are of paramount interest in regenerative medicine, due to their availability, processability, and low toxicity. Moreover, the structuration of biopolymer-based materials at the nano- and microscale along with their chemical properties are crucial in the engineering of advanced carriers for drug products. Finally, combination products including or based on biopolymers for controlled drug release offer a powerful solution to improve the tissue integration and biological response of these materials. Understanding the drug delivery mechanisms, efficiency, and toxicity of such systems may be useful for regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical technology. The main aim of the Special Issue on “Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine” is to gather recent findings and current advances on biopolymer research for biomedical applications, particularly in regenerative medicine, wound healing, and drug delivery. Contributions to this issue can be as original research or review articles and may cover all aspects of biopolymer research, ranging from the chemical synthesis and characterization of modified biopolymers, their processing in different morphologies and hierarchical structures, as well as their assessment for biomedical uses.

Medicine --- curcumin --- pectin aerogels --- chitosan coating --- burst release --- controlled release --- Keratose --- drug-coated balloon --- paclitaxel --- drug delivery --- pre-clinical --- peripheral arterial disease --- endovascular --- cellulose phosphate --- cellulose phosphate aerogel --- interconnected porosity --- supercritical carbon dioxide --- tetrabutylammonium fluoride --- TBAF/DMSO --- polysaccharide --- κ-carrageenan --- dexamethasone --- electrochemical active deliver system --- doping agent --- charged molecule --- conductive polymers --- colorectal cancer --- antioxidants --- 5-fluorouracil --- polymer nanomaterials --- nanocapsules --- chemotherapy --- cryogel --- starch --- NMR spectroscopy --- morphology --- drug release --- polysaccharides --- hydrogels --- prilling --- droplets --- ionotropic gelation --- drying --- xerogels --- cryogels --- aerogels --- lipid microparticles --- PGSS® --- supercritical CO2 --- modeling --- solvent-free technology --- biomaterials --- porous materials --- biomimetic --- multi-stimulation --- tissue engineering --- n/a