Green and Eco-Friendly Nanotechnology
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 40259
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanotechnology and nanoparticles chemical synthesis (bottom-up processes, top-down processes); solids disaggregation and etching (chemical etching, templated etching, and mask etching); lithography (stencil lithography, nanolithography); nano-manufacturing (patterning, nanomachining); modelling of heat and mass transfer in condensed matter
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Interests: scanning probe microscopy; nanocomposites; nanoporous oxides of valve metals; applications of anodic porous alumina; SERS; biocompatibility of materials; nanoindentation; dental restorative materials and implants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The huge development of nanotechnologies has opened new issues concerning the effects of nanostructured elements or compounds on organisms and the environment. This scenario is complicated by the limited amount of detailed literature data on toxicology, bio-accumulation, and the mutagenic effects of the aforementioned materials on living species. Additionally, the synthesis of nanomaterials by chemical processes requires the use of noxious reactants that, in turn, impose compliance with stringent criteria of safety control and health safeguarding. For these reasons, the recent synthesis techniques aim to find new chemico-physical process schemes relying upon simpler, ecological, and energy-saving unit operations based on green compounds.
This Special Issue has the goal of collecting new results related to sustainable, eco-friendly, and safer products capable of minimizing the environmental impact of the global manufacturing chain regarding nanomaterials. This deals with both innovative nanomaterials, for which the fabrication techniques are more eco-friendly than for those investigated so far, as well as with innovative technological approaches to already established nanomaterials. All researchers interested in this broad area are warmly invited to present full papers, communications, and reviews.
The relevant topics include but are not limited to those listed under the Keywords listed below.
Prof. Dr. Andrea P. Reverberi
Dr. Marco Salerno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Green nanotechnology
- Green nanosynthesis
- Bionanotechnology
- Phyto nanotechnology
- Eco-friendly processes
- Cleaner production
- Sustainability
- Self-assembly and self-organization
- Natural lithography
- Biodegradable or aqueous-solvent-based resistance
- Material consumption reduction
- Bioplastics
- Inherent safety
- Occupation hazard
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