The phrase "obtain materials" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when discussing the process of acquiring or getting necessary items or resources. Example: Before beginning the construction project, the contractor needed to obtain materials such as lumber, cement, and steel in order to complete the job.
Initial findings suggest that two of our suppliers may indeed obtain materials indirectly from Fujian Kuncai Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.
Any restrictions must also be disclosed in the submitted manuscript, including details of how readers can obtain materials and information.
Interlibrary Borrowing Service assists faculty to obtain materials that are not available at UC Berkeley.
Upon request, some libraries on campus will obtain materials for course reserve.
China scholars frequently travel here to obtain materials like those presumably collected by Mr. Song, who was scheduled to become an American citizen last September.
Scientists have tried to devise processes that make wood denser, to obtain materials suitable for high-strength applications, but with limited success.
Interlibrary Borrowing Service can help visiting scholars and postdocs obtain materials that are not available at UC Berkeley.
Mr. Salim, an electrical engineer, once tried to obtain materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons, prosecutors have said.
The reaction time was varied in order to obtain materials with different amount of unsaturations.
Mr. Salim has been accused of serving as a senior deputy to Mr. bin Laden, and of once trying to obtain materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
(Note: in some instances, these are not the final pre-election polls from 2008 because of an inability to obtain materials. All polls were likely voter surveys taken near in the final months of the 2008 campaign).
