Advanced in Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 March 2024) | Viewed by 2662
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials chemistry; green chemistry; nanotechnology; environmental remediation; advanced materials; functional coating; colloidal nanoparticles; smart and hi-tech textiles; (waste)water treatment; multifunctional hybrid materials and nanocomposites; sensing technologies; bio-based blended polymers; circular economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
New nanotechnologies and nanomaterials are currently being used in a wide variety of applications due to their unique properties such as large surface area (surface/volume ratio), reactivity, size effects, and catalytic features, placing them as suitable candidates to address different challenges. In this context, they can be easily chemically modified, functionalized, and embedded in various polymeric and bio-polymeric blends to generate innovative hybrid materials or nanocomposites with enhanced chemical, physical, and mechanical characteristics, but also functional properties. The objective of this Special Issue is to present modern innovative approaches to rational designs, concerning the development of advanced nanostructured, novel, stimuli-responsive and also eco-friendly materials that can be used as surface coatings or in various forms, exploiting different (multi)functional properties, i.e., anti-fouling, antibacterial, hydrophobic/hydrophilic, flame retardant, drug release, biological and chemical molecule sensing, up to the absorption and degradation of environmental pollutants. Therefore, leading to a contribution with to a multitude of application sectors including blue-growth, building, cultural heritages, smart and technical textiles, biomedicine, and environmental sensing and remediation.
Dr. Maria Rosaria Plutino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nano-hybrids
- innovative advanced materials
- rational design
- sustainable materials
- eco-friendly approaches
- stimuli-responsive materials
- sol-gel technology
- functional coatings
- sustainable nanotechnology
