Functional Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 577
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applications of thermal analysis and other methods to studies of liquid-solid interactions; adsorption properties and total heterogeneity of adsorbents; adsorption of contaminations from aqueous solutions onto the natural adsorbents surfaces
Interests: preparation, modification and testing of properties of porous materials; adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants; adsorption equilibrium and kinetics; environmental protection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your recent studies to a Special Issue of Materials titled “Functional Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Applications”.
One of the leading research directions in modern materials engineering is the production of composite materials with specific parameters. Such materials have been known and used by humans for many years. The idea of composites is to combine two or more materials into one material with new properties. Recently, nanocomposites, i.e., composite materials in which at least one component has dimensions on the nanometer scale (10−9 m), have gained considerable interest. Research to date indicates that nanocomposites have better and more desirable properties compared to conventional composites with the same chemical and phase composition. Currently, the greatest interest is in nanocomposites, which are functional materials that are characterized by specific physicochemical properties that predispose them to applications in specific fields. Due to the wide range of possible desired functional properties of nanocomposite materials, they are widely used in many industries, e.g., pharmacy, medicine, environmental protection, construction, automotive and aviation, food, cosmetics and others.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the latest literature on the preparation and study of the properties and potential applications of functional nanocomposites. Original research articles, review articles and short communications describing current research directions and future prospects in the areas of functional nanocomposite materials preparation are welcome.
Dr. Dariusz Sternik
Dr. Małgorzata Wasilewska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional nanocomposites
- synthesis of nanocomposites
- desired properties
- material engineering
- applications of nanocomposites
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