Green Synthetic Nanomaterials: Preparation, Mechanism, and Application, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3442
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, science and technology have developed rapidly. To address the rapid development of various fields, nanomaterials have received extensive attention. Scientists from all over the world are studying the basic theoretical knowledge of nanomaterials, and related nanotechnology is widely used in many industries, including (but not limited to) the electronics industry, medical industry, and environmental industry. However, the synthesis of nanomaterials is usually realized with the help of chemical reducing agents and stabilizers that may cause major safety concerns for human health and the environment. Therefore, over the last decade, exhaustive efforts have been made to realize the green synthesis of nanomaterials. Scientists have discovered that many of the substances used in green synthetic nanomaterials are either natural biopolymers or can be fabricated using natural biomaterials under facile conditions. Especially for the three major biopolymers of polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids, with the continuous deepening of the preparation and characterization of their nanostructures, various green-prepared nanomaterials have been continuously developed and applied in the fields of medicine, food, and environment.
In this Special Issue, we invite investigators to contribute short communications, full research articles, and timely reviews that are related to the green preparation of nanomaterials, characterizations and applications of medicine, and food and environment. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Discovery of new types of nanostructures in green synthesis, including nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanocrystals;
- Characterization of molecular interactions among green prepared nanomaterials at the dimension of nanoscale;
- Innovative techniques to fabricate nanoscale systems for medicine, environment, and food-related applications;
- Green development of nanocomposite materials from the combination of biopolymer materials and inorganic nanomaterials (including metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and clay nanosheets).
Prof. Dr. Xiaoying Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green preparation
- polysaccharide
- protein lipid
- metallic nanoparticles
- two-dimensional nanomaterials
- nanoemulsions
- micelles
- nanofibers
- nanocomposites
- self-assembly
- colloids
- encapsulation
- delivery
- bioavailability
- food field
- medicine field
- environment field
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