Science and Technology of Advanced Materialsprovides an international forum for refereed original contributions and reviews covering all aspects of materials science, including theoretical analysis, synthesis and processing, phase and structure analyses, characterization, properties, engineering and applications. This interdisciplinary journal covers advances in research on solids, liquids and colloids, and issues at the forefront of the field, such as nano-, bio- and ecomaterials.
IOP Publishing�is a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of physics. Our publishing activity, which dates back to 1874, includes a wide range of journals, magazines and websites.IOP Publishing is the publishing arm of the�Institute of Physics, a scientific charity with over 37,000 members, devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics.