Advances in Multiparticle Fractal Aggregation

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, nanostructured materials have become widespread, the specific physicochemical properties of nanoparticles incorporated into a solid or liquid matrix able to significantly improve performance. However, the aggregation of these particles at the nanoscale can lead to a change in the physicochemical characteristics of the system and, as a consequence, to a decrease in beneficial effects or, conversely, to their improvement, where, in this case, aggregation often has a non-compact fractal character. A self-similar structure with a dimension of less than three entails effects that manifest themselves in a special way in macroscopic parameters, such as a specific surface area, viscosity, etc., with similar phenomena able to be observed in polymeric or related biological systems. Therefore, the monitoring and control of aggregation are the cornerstones of modern nanotechnology, and, as such, a crucial role in the scientific research of such systems is played by the problems of modeling fractal clusters, which significantly help in the data description of experimental and computational methods.

Therefore, fractals and fractional orders provide modern tools for the field of particle aggregation. This Special Issue focuses on the “Advances in Multiparticle Fractal Aggregation”. We invite you to submit comprehensive original research papers and review articles, the topics of interest including, but not limited to:

• The application of fractal methods in the study of natural and technological systems with aggregation;
• Multiparticle aggregation mechanisms;
• Modeling fractal aggregates;
• Neutron, light and X-ray scattering by fractals;
• Atomic force and electron microscopy of irregular structures;
• Dimension-dependent physical–chemical properties;
• Self-similar structure of colloids;
• Fractal aggregates in polymer systems;
• Fractally packed biological objects;
• Sol–gel synthesis.

Dr. Oleksandr Tomchuk
Dr. Mikhail Avdeev
Guest Editors

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