Surface and Interface Engineering of Membrane Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Over the years, surface and interface engineering have consistently been employed to control membrane composites' physicochemical properties. The structural manipulation of the composing elements through the bottom-up, top-down, or sequential combination of both strategies enables the improvement of properties such as electronic conduction, chemical reactivity, photonic response, mechanical deformation, and the adhesion/rejection of external bodies. The progress in understanding the impact these engineering practices have on the modification of materials' properties plays a pivotal role in diverse applications employing nanocomposite membranes.

This is the case for fields such as sensor development; ionic exchange; catalysis; pollutant adsorption, rejection, and separation; photonic crystal integration; solar radiation harvesting; drug delivery; bacterial control; and fuel cell improvement.

Considering the significant repercussions of these applications on human well-being, we invite authors to contribute original communications, research, and comprehensive review articles to this Special Issue dedicated to highlighting the latest breakthroughs in the “Surface and Interface Engineering of Membrane Composites”. This issue aims to promote and strengthen the development of the most significant advances made by the composite membrane community, with special attention paid to surface and interface processes and their improvement towards technology transfer, thus bridging the gap between research and real-world use.

Dr. Rafael Torres-Mendieta
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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