Advanced Characterization Techniques for Nanomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 14757
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Adequate characterization of nanomaterials is essential to verify the identity and properties of the material, to ensure that related studies have used the same material and to facilitate the detection and characterization of the material in a complex environment. Nanomaterial characterization is also of increasing importance for assessing naomaterial safety for regulatory purposes. Characterization typically requires a range of methods that provide information on both chemical and physical properties and are often applied to pristine nanomaterials. However, advanced methods that utilize multiple detection and quantification methods on a single platform, greatly increasing the information content, and methods that are compatible with the detection and quantification of nanomaterials in the complex environments provided by biological or environmental samples are increasingly needed. Other challenges include assessment of the in situ behavior of nanomaterials in a dynamic environment.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent developments in advanced characterization methods for nanomaterials with a focus on methods that combine multiple detection modes on a single platform, methods that are compatible with measurements in complex environments, and in operando methods. Both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: multimodal microscopy/spectroscopy methods, single particle methods, methods for measuring number-based concentrations of nanoparticles, characterization in complex matrices, in situ/in operando methods.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Linda J. Johnston
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterial characterization
- multimodal microscopy
- single particle methods
- complex matrices
- in operando methods
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