Nanoscale Coordination Polymers for Advanced Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Nanostructured Coordination Polymers (NCPs) are an interesting class of hybrid materials comprised of the coordination of multitopic organic bridging ligands with metal-connecting nodes. These materials in the nanometer scale range have demonstrated applications in catalysis, nonlinear optics, energy storage, biomedicine, or environmental remediation. In fact, nanostructuration has demonstrated a relevant role, offering materials with enhanced properties compared to traditional materials. The miniaturization of coordination polymers (CPs) at the nanoscale (metal–organic frameworks or amorphous nanostructured CPs) is a unique opportunity to develop a new class of highly tailorable nanoscale materials that combine the rich diversity of compositions, structures, and properties of classical metal–organic materials with the obvious advantages of nanomaterials. 

One of the main challenges in the field of NCPs is to develop novel methodologies and better understand the existing ones to fully exploit the possible applications of these materials in technological or biomedical fields. In order to demonstrate the impact of NCPs as versatile and multifunctional materials in different fields, it is important to highlight the very recent contributions of nanotechnology to improve this type of nanomaterials for advanced applications. We invite researchers to submit original research articles, as well as review articles, to this Special Issue for increasing and spread the basic knowledge and advantages of these materials in different areas, in order to provide the readers of Nanomaterials with an updated perspective on the state of the field. Research may include aspects of the novel synthetic methodologies, novel or potential uses in industry (sensors, catalysis, energy storage, etc.) or in biomedicine (drug-delivery systems, biosensors, contrast agents for imaging, etc.). For planned papers, a title and a short abstract can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Dr. Fernando Novio
Guest Editor

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