In the present Special Issue “Functional Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites: Current Uses and Potential Applications”, two review articles and nine original research articles are published. The published review article by M.S.A. Darwish et al. [1] presents the research advances on polymeric nanocomposites for environmental and industrial applications. Further, C.V. Rocha et al. [2] provide a review article on current advances in the development and biomedical applications of PLGA-based materials.
In a published research article in this Special Issue, M. Aviv et al. [3] describe the behavior of the double-fluorinated Fmoc-Phe derivatives, Fmoc-3,4F-Phe and Fmoc-3,5F-Phe, and the influence that the position of single fluorine has on the self-assembly process and physical characteristics that the material produces. Moreover, S. Stojanov et al. [4] reported the incorporation of vaginal lactobacilli into electrospun nanofibers to achieve a prospective solid vaginal delivery system, and further, the fluorescent proteins were incorporated to differentiate them and allow their tracking in the future probiotic-delivery investigations. C. Miyamaru et al. [5] developed CaCO3-coated vesicles by biomineralization and further their utilization as carriers of drug-delivery systems. In this Special Issue, M.B. Stie et al. [6] described mucoadhesive electrospun nanofiber-based hybrid system with the controlled and unidirectional release of desmopressin. Anju et al. [7] investigated highly efficient electromagnetic interference shielding of CuxCo1−xFe2O4 (x = 0.33, 0.67, 1) magnetic nanoparticle-based polyurethane nanocomposites with reduced graphene oxide. Further, C.-Y. Wu et al. [8] report conductive supramolecular polymer nanocomposites with tunable characteristics to manipulate cell growth and functions. J. Fèvre et al. [9] describe, in this Special Issue, chelating polymers for targeted decontamination of actinides and application of PEI-MP to Hydroxyapatite-Th(IV). Furthermore, Z. Wang et al. [10] describe mono-sized anion-exchange magnetic microspheres for protein adsorption. In addition, M. Park et al. [11] investigated the impact of hexagonal boron nitride insulating layers on the driving ability of ionic electroactive polymer actuators for lightweight artificial muscles.
Funding
We thank the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic-DKRVO (RP/CPS/2022/007).
Acknowledgments
I, as a guest editor, appreciate all the authors for their review/research articles in this Special Issue. Further, I also thank the reviewers for their help in the evaluation of review/research articles.
Conflicts of Interest
The author declares no conflict of interest.
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