NMR Techniques for Solids and Soft Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 6001
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid-state NMR; polymers and composite materials; porous materials; soft materials; environmental NMR
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An understanding of the molecular-level properties of materials is fundamental for technological progress. In particular, advanced characterization techniques are required for the development of novel materials, either solid or soft, for application in areas such as manufacturing, energy, environment, food, biomedicine, and cultural heritage, as well as for clarifying biochemical processes. In this context, NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique allowing access to detailed structural and dynamic properties.
This special issue will focus on the development and application of NMR techniques for the investigation of solid and soft systems. The following is a non-exhaustive list of subjects of interest:
- Liquid and plastic crystals;
- Polymers and composites;
- Food and biomacromolecules;
- Drugs;
- Porous materials;
- Membranes;
- Inorganic and hybrid materials;
- Nanostructured and 2D materials;
- Biomasses and soils.
Dr. Claudia Forte
Dr. Lucia Calucci
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solid-state NMR
- structural properties
- dynamics
- polymers
- porous materials
- soft materials
- nanomaterials
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