Bio-Based Nanomaterials: Structure, Functions and Durability
A Special Issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) belonging to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1057
Editor
Interests: natural polymer; cellulose; chitin; hemicellulose; gels; functional materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bio-based nanomaterials (Bio-NMs) have emerged as a promising class of sustainable materials derived from renewable biological resources such as cellulose, chitin, lignin, proteins, lipids and other natural polymers. Their unique nanoscale properties, including high surface area, biocompatibility, tunable functionality and low environmental impacts, make them highly significant in advancing green technologies and circular economy practices.
This Special Issue is devoted to collate cutting-edge research that highlight recent advancements in bio-based nanomaterials, explore their prospects and address current challenges. We welcome original research articles, reviews and short-communications on various topics related to Bio-NMs synthesis and application for adopting bio-circular economy perspectives.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel preparation strategies of Bio-NMs, including alkaline oxidation, electrochemically assisted oxidation and deep eutectic solvent technologies.
- Advanced characterization of physicochemical, mechanical, electrochemical and biological properties.
- Applications of Bio-NMs in flexible lithium-ion batteries, electrochemical supercapacitors and emerging energy storage devices.
- Applications of Bio-NMs in water purification, adsorption and catalysis.
- Applications of Bio-NMs in drug delivery, wound healing and tissue engineering scaffolds.
- Bio-NMs reinforced composite materials.
- Smart and stimuli-responsive Bio-NMs, including pH-, temperature- and light-responsive systems.
- Applications of Bio-NMs in agriculture, including soil amendments and controlled-release systems.
- Techo-economic analysis (TEA), life cycle assessment (LCA) and toxicological studies of Bio-NMs.
We warmly invite researchers and scholars from both academia and industry to contribute to this Special Issue. This collection aims to provide a valuable platform for presenting innovative ideas, disseminating recent scientific and technological advances and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in this rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Peiwen Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bio-based nanomaterials
- gels
- cellulose
- green technologies
- multifunctional applications
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