Dear Colleagues,

The development of new methods for the nanostructuration of molecular units to build inorganic materials constitutes one of the basic pillars of the current advances in nanotechnology. It is well known that most material properties, such as mechanical, electric, magnetic, optical, and chemical strongly depend on the particle shape, size, and surface. For these reasons, the controlled nanostructuration of materials has paved the way for the development of new applications, as well as improvements to existing ones.

Inorganic nanostructures attract research interest in a broad range of fields for several reasons. In particular, biomedical applications benefit from the fact that nanostructures possess the size in which most of the biomolecular interactions take place. Moreover, the incorporation of specific moieties to the nanostructure surface opens new possibilities for targeting, sensing, and imaging, among others, and also offers enhanced stabilities and reduced toxicity. In catalysis, inorganic nanostructures are relevant due to their electronic properties, which are at the frontier between the molecular and metallic states, as well as the high proportion of surface atoms giving rise to numerous active sites. Other examples are natural inorganic nanostructures such as clay-based nanocomposites, which show excellent adsorption and biocompatible properties, and are great sustainable alternatives for the removal of pollutants from diverse sources, when compared to other toxic or expensive artificial materials currently employed.

This Special Issue will be focused on the nanostructuration of molecular units to build inorganic materials. It will also cover the development of functionalization approaches to impart such nanostructures with additional functionalities, as well as the comprehensive investigation of material properties and their potential applications. This Special Issue will promote the exchange of ideas and knowledge among researchers in the fields of chemistry, materials science, biology, and biomedicine.

Dr. Alberto Escudero
Dr. Carolina Carrillo-Carrión
Guest Editors

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• Nanostructures
• Nanoparticles
• Nanostructuration
• Nanomaterials
• Synthesis
• Functionalization
• Biomedical
• Catalysis
• Energy
• Environmental
• Metal nanoparticles
• Quantum dots