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Morphological Design and Synthesis of Nanoparticles (Second Edition)

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 995

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Dr. Andrei Honciuc

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"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania
Interests: design and synthesis of high-performance surfactants, electroactive amphiphiles and Janus nanoparticles; development of functional materials by polymerization of pickering emulsions and foams; surface and interfacial phenomena; development methods for measuring the surface energy of nanoparticles
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Dr. Mirela Honciuc

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“Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
Interests: preparation and characterization of simple and multicomponent polymeric systems in the form of solutions/thin films/nanofibres/hydrogels, by different methods (spin-coating, solution casting, electrospinning, cryogelation, chemical crosslinking), based on synthetic/natural polymers and inorganic compounds (carbon nanotubes, clays, etc.); obtaining biomaterials with various external stimuli responses/delivery of active principles, for potential medical/pharmaceutical/cosmetic applications, or for various other applications in food, textile fields, etc.
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The latest trends in nanoparticle research are aimed at correlating the nanoparticle morphology and function. For example, the asymmetry of Janus nanoparticles endows these amphiphilic properties, and capability to partition at interfaces, self-assemble into suprastructures, emulsify or function as unidirectional nanomotors, etc. But there are numerous other examples of functionality that arises from the morphological design of the nanoparticles, for example in nanoparticle catalysis, in drug delivery systems, or nanoparticles used as technology enablers for designing nanostructured materials, interfaces and composites. The special issue Morphological Design and Synthesis of Nanoparticles is aimed at capturing a glimpse of the latest developments in the synthetic strategies of nanoparticles with unique morphologies that endows them with special functions, spanning a broad field of applications, from biology to catalysis, optoelectronics and beyond. This special issue is dedicated to promoting advances in synthetic strategies of nanoparticles with unique morphologies, design of materials derived from use of (multi-)functional nanoparticles, physicochemical investigations of phenomena arising from such nanoparticles, devices incorporating these nanoparticles as active ingredients, and new applications. We are looking forward to your contribution and hope that together we can unlock inspiring new perspectives and boost the interdisciplinary collaboration in this field.

Dr. Andrei Honciuc
Dr. Mirela Honciuc
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Keywords

  • synthesis of nanoparticles
  • multifunctional nanoparticles
  • nanoparticle applications
  • self-assembly of nanoparticles
  • morphology and function in nanomaterials
  • nanoparticles in optoelectronic devices
  • nanoparticle catalysts
  • nanomaterials for drug-delivery
  • nanoparticles at interfaces
  • nanoparticle-based composite materials
  • nanoparticles at interfaces
  • quantum dots
  • luminescent nanoparticles
  • electrical properties of nanoparticles
  • optical properties of nanoparticles

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Interfacing Langmuir–Blodgett and Pickering Emulsions for the Synthesis of 2D Nanostructured Films: Applications in Copper Ion Adsorption
by Andrei Honciuc, Oana-Iuliana Negru and Mirela Honciuc
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(9), 809; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14090809 - 6 May 2024
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This research focuses on developing a 2D thin film comprising a monolayer of silica nanoparticles functionalized with polyethyleneimine (PEI), achieved through a novel integration of Langmuir–Blodgett (L-B) and Pickering emulsion techniques. The primary aim was to create a nanostructured film that exhibits dual [...] Read more.
This research focuses on developing a 2D thin film comprising a monolayer of silica nanoparticles functionalized with polyethyleneimine (PEI), achieved through a novel integration of Langmuir–Blodgett (L-B) and Pickering emulsion techniques. The primary aim was to create a nanostructured film that exhibits dual functionality: iridescence and efficient metal ion adsorption, specifically Cu(II) ions. The methodology combined L-B and Pickering emulsion polymerization to assemble and stabilize a nanoparticle monolayer at an oil/water interface, which was then polymerized under UV radiation to form an asymmetrically structured film. The results demonstrate that the film possesses a high adsorption efficiency for Cu(II) ions, with the enhanced mechanical durability provided by a reinforcing layer of polyvinyl alcohol/glycerol. The advantage of combining L-B and Pickering emulsion technology is the ability to generate 2D films from functional nanoparticle monolayers that are sufficiently sturdy to be deployed in applications. The 2D film’s practical applications in environmental remediation were confirmed through its ability to adsorb and recover Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions effectively. We thus demonstrate the film’s potential as a versatile tool in water treatment applications owing to its combined photonic and adsorptive properties. This work paves the way for future research on the use of nanoengineered films in environmental and possibly photonic applications focusing on enhancing the film’s structural robustness and exploring its broader applicability to other pollutants and metal ions. Full article
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Prednisolone Nanoprecipitation with Dean Instability Microfluidics Mixer
by Yu Ching Wong, Siyu Yang and Weijia Wen
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(8), 652; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14080652 - 9 Apr 2024
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Dean flow and Dean instability play an important role in inertial microfluidics, with a wide application in mixing and sorting. However, most studies are limited to Dean flow in the microscale. This work first reports the application of Dean instability on organic nanoparticles [...] Read more.
Dean flow and Dean instability play an important role in inertial microfluidics, with a wide application in mixing and sorting. However, most studies are limited to Dean flow in the microscale. This work first reports the application of Dean instability on organic nanoparticles synthesis at De up to 198. The channel geometry (the tortuous channel) is optimized by simulation, in which the mixing efficiency is considered. With the optimized design, prednisolone nanoparticles are synthesized, and the size of the most abundant prednisolone nanoparticles is down to 100 nm with an increase in the Re and De and smallest size down to 46 nm. This work serves as an ice-breaker to the real application of Dean instability by demonstrating its ability in mixing and nanomaterials like nanoparticle synthesis. Full article
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