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Applied Chemistry in Europe 2024

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 1616

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Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
Interests: cyclodextrin; inclusion complex; preparation methods; drug delivery systems; X-ray diffraction; crystal structure
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Interests: proteins; UV-visible spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; structural biology; circular dichroism; molecular docking; inclusion complexes

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Molecules aims to collect papers about applied chemistry from European scholars. It is a compilation of novel, cutting-edge achievements in the most interesting areas of applied chemistry, which are as follows (among others):

  • Application-related studies on the synthesis/preparation of new molecules/materials;
  • New application-related analytical methods;
  • New application-related physical and theoretical chemistry output, especially regarding applied electrochemistry and catalysis;
  • Energy- and environment-related works;
  • Chemistry-related studies on new materials and medicines;
  • Industrial, pharma and agro-food applications of new chemical products;
  • Other applied chemistry-related studies.

Scientists from Europe are cordially invited to contribute original research papers or reviews to this Special Issue.

Dr. Rosa Iacovino
Guest Editor

Dr. Gianluca D'Abrosca
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • industrial applications
  • nano-materials
  • environmental chemistry
  • chemical synthesis
  • green chemistry
  • theoretical chemistry
  • analytical methods

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Mass-Spectrometry-Based Research of Cosmetic Ingredients
by Alina Florina Serb, Marius Georgescu, Robert Onulov, Cristina Ramona Novaconi, Eugen Sisu, Alexandru Bolocan and Raluca Elena Sandu
Molecules 2024, 29(6), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29061336 - 17 Mar 2024
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Abstract
Cosmetic products are chemical substances or mixtures used on the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, whose use is intended to clean, protect, correct body odor, perfume, keep in good condition, or change appearance. The analysis of [...] Read more.
Cosmetic products are chemical substances or mixtures used on the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, whose use is intended to clean, protect, correct body odor, perfume, keep in good condition, or change appearance. The analysis of cosmetic ingredients is often challenging because of their huge complexity and their adulteration. Among various analytical tools, mass spectrometry (MS) has been largely used for compound detection, ingredient screening, quality control, detection of product authenticity, and health risk evaluation. This work is focused on the MS applications in detecting and quantification of some common cosmetic ingredients, i.e., preservatives, dyes, heavy metals, allergens, and bioconjugates in various matrices (leave-on or rinse-off cosmetic products). As a global view, MS-based analysis of bioconjugates is a narrow field, and LC- and GC/GC×GC-MS are widely used for the investigation of preservatives, dyes, and fragrances, while inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-MS is ideal for comprehensive analysis of heavy metals. Ambient ionization approaches and advanced separation methods (i.e., convergence chromatography (UPC2)) coupled to MS have been proven to be an excellent choice for the analysis of scented allergens. At the same time, the current paper explores the challenges of MS-based analysis for cosmetic safety studies. Full article
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