10th Anniversary of the Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences Section—from Composed Nanoparticles to Functional Nanoarchitectures
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: application of microfluidics in microbiological screenings and nanoparticle synthesis; bacterial communities from archeological sites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, nanotechnology has undergone tremendous development. Three areas have made particularly significant contributions to this progress: the development of nanostructured devices, the creation of new nanomaterials, and molecular nanotechnology.
Despite numerous advances, there is still a lack of powerful concepts that effectively connect these three lines of development. An essential prerequisite for such a bridge is overcoming the boundary between device and material. This requires, in particular, the synthesis of complex nanoparticles and the integration of sensory and actuating functions into these particles.
This planned Special Issue aims to bring together current and forward-looking developments in this field.
Prof. Dr. Johann Michael Köhler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- nanomaterials
- hierarchical construction
- nano architectures
- modular nanotechnology
- nanoassembling
- nanosensors
- nanoactuators
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