Development and Characterization of Novel Aero-Nanomaterials and Related Highly Porous Architectures
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials science; nanomaterials; aero-materials; porous semiconductor materials; ultrathin membranes; nanocomposite materials; nature-inspired materials
Interests: materials science; nanomaterials; aero-materials; porous semiconductor materials; ultrathin membranes; nanocomposite materials; nature-inspired materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue (SI) publishes review articles, original research articles, and short communications covering the fabrication and characterization of novel aero-nanomaterials and related highly porous three-dimensional architectures for multifunctional applications. These materials are super-lightweight, possess an extremely high surface-to-volume ratio, and exhibit characteristics different from those inherent to bulk counterparts. Electrochemical porous etching, exfoliation, self-organization of nanostructures, controlled deposition on sacrificial templates, and other top-down and bottom-up technological approaches open wide possibilities for the development of smart super-lightweight materials, while surface functionalization enables one to tune their physical properties for concrete applications. Studies of nanostructured materials by design to reach specific superhydrophobicity/superhydrophilicity as well as of nature-inspired self-healing aero-nanomaterials, biocompatible nanoarchitectures possessing piezoelectric/magnetic properties, novel photocatalytic highly porous materials, various nanocomposites, e.g., porous materials decorated by functional nanowires, and dots and clusters of molecules are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ion Tiginyanu
Dr. Tudor Braniste
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aero-nanomaterials
- aerogels
- nanofoams
- porous materials
- super-lightweight materials
- nature-inspired
- anodic-etching
- templated deposition
- self-assembly
- photocatalytic
- superhydrophobic
- superhydrophilic
