Molecular and Macromolecular Interactions of Carbon-Based Nanostructures
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 33768
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanostructured systems; self-assembly; porphyrin derivatives; polymer solutions and microgels; supramolecular aggregates; carbon-based nanomaterials; soft matter; light scattering; optical spectroscopy; induced supramolecular chirality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Scientific interest in carbon-based nanostructures is growing very rapidly thanks to their versatility in terms of preparation methods, covalent and non-covalent surface functionalization, interactions with a wide variety of molecules, and attractive properties for technological and biomedical applications. This category of nanomaterials includes carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, and fullerenes, along with their hybrid composites. In this context, covalent and supramolecular interactions or binding of carbon nanostructures with molecules and macromolecules open stimulating perspectives for realizing materials with peculiar optical, electrochemical, mechanical, and thermal properties.
This Special Issue welcomes original research on all aspects of the interactions, covalent or non-covalent, of carbon-based nanostructures with molecules and macromolecules, including those biologically relevant, and the properties of the obtained compounds in the liquid or solid state. Papers devoted to applications of these nanomaterials must be accompanied by the thorough characterization of the related properties (physical, chemical, optical, electrochemical, etc.).
Contributions can be submitted in the form of research articles and short communications.
Dr. Valentina Villari
Prof. Dr. Paula Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Carbon nanostructures
- Dispersions in an aqueous or organic solvent
- Self-assembly
- Hybrid composites
- Supramolecular nanostructures
- Surface functionalization
- Molecular recognition
- Electron transfer
- Optoelectronic properties
- Sensing properties
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