Front Cover

Doi:10.14356/kona.2026025

Back Cover: Final Issue Commemorative Edition

Doi:10.14356/kona.2026028

Editorial Board

Doi:10.14356/kona.2026026

Contents

Editor's Prefacepp 1–2　Doi:10.14356/kona.2026020
Makio Naito(Editor-in-Chief)

pp 3–21 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026015
Discrete Particle Modeling and Simulation of Granular Flow—Pioneering Development of Numerical Prediction of Granular Flow and Fluid–Solid Multiphase Flow—

Toshitsugu Tanaka, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Takuya Tsuji and Kimiaki Washino

pp 22–46 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026006
Experimental Methods for Model Parameters in the Discrete Element Method

Fabian Krull, David Strohner and Sergiy Antonyuk

pp 63–73 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026017
Evolution of Particle Characterization: Past, Present, and Future

Vasanthakumar Balasubramanian and Brij Moudgil

pp 74–92 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026002
Recent Progress in Radiation-Based Investigation Techniques for Understanding Particle Motion—A Review

Tsuo-Feng Wang, An-Ni Huang, Wan-Yi Hsu and Hsiu-Po Kuo

pp 93–116 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026003
A Review of Dry Powder Coating: Techniques, Theory, and Applications

Vikram Karde, Marv Khala, Francisco Kisuka, Jerry Y.Y. Heng and Colin Hare

pp 117–140 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026010
Advancement and Contributions of Nanoparticle Technology in Thailand from 2008 to 2024

Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Kajornsak Faungnawakij, Suwussa Bamrungsap, Sirapassorn Kiatphuengporn and Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon

pp 141–154 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026011
Outstanding Contributions to Aerosol Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Anthony J. Hickey, Erik S. Pena and Sara E. Maloney Norcross

pp 155–173 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026008
High Thermal Conductivity of Silicon Nitride Ceramics: A Review

Yusen Duan, Yanyu Ye, Ning Liu, Wenyu Tang, Hu Ruan and Jingxian Zhang

pp 174–190 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026016
Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future Developments in Particle Science and Technology

Anthony J. Hickey, Ching-Chung Huang, Anil Misra, Vasanthakumar Balasubramanian, Brij M. Moudgil, Anthony D. Rosato, Luis Marcelo Tavares, Qiang Zhang and Wei-Ning Wang

pp 191–200 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026013
A Review of Air Ionization with Negative Ions for Aerosol Removal and Inactivation of Airborne Microorganisms in Confined Spaces

Qiang Zhang, Desmond Essien and Kevin Y. Zhang

pp 201–223 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026018
Transforming Sargassum into Valuable Solid Carbon Materials: A Review of Synthesis Methods

Ali Al Najdawi and Shalinee Kavadiya

pp 224–237 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026001
Effect of Temperature on Aluminium Powder Flowability and Spreadability

Mozhdeh Mehrabi, Fatemeh Ali Akbar Talebi, Nathan Berry, Sorush Khajepor, Sina Haeri, Jabbar Gardy, Joseph Oluleke, Andrew Bayly and Ali Hassanpour

pp 238–248 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026019
Data Curation to Develop Machine Learning Models for Assessing the Toxicity of Nanoparticles

Soham Savarkar, Jason Gibson, Vasanthakumar Balasubramanian, Brij Moudgil and Richard Hennig

pp 249–268 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026014
Exploring One-Dimensional Uniaxial Compression through a Granular Micromechanics Model

Nurettin Yilmaz, Luca Placidi and Anil Misra

pp 269–280 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026007
Using the Lubrication Approximation to Model the Effects of Viscosity in DEM Simulations for Complex Flow Regimes

David N. de Klerk, Indresan Govender, Taswald L. Moodley and Aubrey N. Mainza

pp 295–309 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026004
Influence of Particle Elongation and Aspect Ratio on the Discharge Behavior of a Flat-Bottom SiloYani Alhaddad and Álvaro Ramírez-Gómez

pp 310–322 https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2026005
Effect of Design Parameters on Flow Characteristics in Powder Supply System for Micropropulsion SystemsMasaya Murohara, Marius C. Banica, Hiroyuki Koizumi and Matteo Madi

pp 323–325 DOI:10.14356/kona.2026021

Opening address by President Yoshio Hosokawa.

The 2024 KONA Award commemorative lecture by Prof. Emeritus Anthony J. Hickey.

Symposium on Powder Technology.

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