Nanosponges: Synthesis, Characterization, Applications and Perspectives
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 3473
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanosponges—i.e., hyper-reticulated polymers obtained by joining supramolecular host units (cyclodextrins, calixarenes, etc.) with suitable linkers—constitute an advanced frontier of both supramolecular and materials chemistry. Their synthesis offers several opportunities, due to the possible choice of different “native” or chemically modified starting host units, of different reticulating agents and assembling strategies as well, and to the possibility of further post-functionalization. This leads to large variability in their physicochemical properties and to the possible introduction of sensitivity to external stimuli. Moreover, owing to their largely tunable absorption and release abilities towards both organic and inorganic species, nanosponges have found various applications in diverse fields, spanning from environment remediation to controlled release and drug delivery systems, and to smart supporting materials for catalytic systems. Therefore, this Special Issue is aimed at contributing to a deeper understanding of the microscopic features and the applicative possibilities of this fascinating class of materials.
Prof. Paolo Lo Meo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Adsorption
- BET
- Calixarenes
- Catalysis
- Computational chemistry
- Cyclodextrins
- Drug delivery
- Environment remediation
- FT-IR
- Functionalization
- Host–guest systems
- Hyper-reticulation
- Kinetics
- Molecular recognition
- Nanoparticles
- Nanosponges
- Pillararenes
- Polymer Chemistry
- Porosimetry
- Relaxometry
- Release
- Resorcarenes
- Responsivity
- SEM
- Sequestration
- Smart materials
- Solid state NMR
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Swellability
- Thermochemistry
- TEM
- Tunability
