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Materials Nanoarchitectonics for Membranes, Surfaces, Self-Assembly, and Biomimetics

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 2096

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Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: nanomaterials and composites; energy materials; surface chemistry and photocatalysis

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Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi 441-8580, Japan
Interests: molecular self-assembly; supramolecules; artificial biomembrane models; controlled/living radical polymerization; amphiphilic block copolymers; CO2 capture materials

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Dear Colleagues,

Recently, more attention has been paid to the post-nanotechnology concept of nanoarchitectonics. This concept can promote the synthesis, exploration, functionalization, and application of materials designed using nanounits (atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials). Nanoarchitectonics is more advanced than conventional approaches such as self-assembly, and can create hierarchical structures in various dimensions and shapes. This Special Issue, entitled Material Nanoarchitectonics for Membranes, Surfaces, Self-Assembly, and Biomimetics, has a particular focus on two-dimensional systems and thin film structures. Such systems are widely used in many applications in the energy, environmental, and biomedical fields. Because the nanoarchitectonics concept is flexible and can be expanded to many research areas, a wide range subjects will be touched upon, including materials synthesis, structural controls and their analysis, sensing, catalysis, environmental remediation, energy production and storage, device formation, biology, and medicine.

Prof. Dr. Katsuhiko Ariga
Prof. Dr. Jianguo Huang
Dr. Eri Yoshida
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Keywords

  • nanoarchitectonics
  • membrane
  • surface
  • self-assembly
  • biomimetics
  • two-dimension

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2D Materials Nanoarchitectonics for 3D Structures/Functions
by Katsuhiko Ariga
Materials 2024, 17(4), 936; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040936 - 17 Feb 2024
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It has become clear that superior material functions are derived from precisely controlled nanostructures. This has been greatly accelerated by the development of nanotechnology. The next step is to assemble materials with knowledge of their nano-level structures. This task is assigned to the [...] Read more.
It has become clear that superior material functions are derived from precisely controlled nanostructures. This has been greatly accelerated by the development of nanotechnology. The next step is to assemble materials with knowledge of their nano-level structures. This task is assigned to the post-nanotechnology concept of nanoarchitectonics. However, nanoarchitectonics, which creates intricate three-dimensional functional structures, is not always easy. Two-dimensional nanoarchitectonics based on reactions and arrangements at the surface may be an easier target to tackle. A better methodology would be to define a two-dimensional structure and then develop it into a three-dimensional structure and function. According to these backgrounds, this review paper is organized as follows. The introduction is followed by a summary of the three issues; (i) 2D to 3D dynamic structure control: liquid crystal commanded by the surface, (ii) 2D to 3D rational construction: a metal–organic framework (MOF) and a covalent organic framework (COF); (iii) 2D to 3D functional amplification: cells regulated by the surface. In addition, this review summarizes the important aspects of the ultimate three-dimensional nanoarchitectonics as a perspective. The goal of this paper is to establish an integrated concept of functional material creation by reconsidering various reported cases from the viewpoint of nanoarchitectonics, where nanoarchitectonics can be regarded as a method for everything in materials science. Full article
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