Functional Colloids for Advanced Nanomaterials and Composites: From Theory to Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few years, the field of colloids and nanomaterials has developed tremendously, and now it is almost impossible to imagine our life without them. As a result, Molecules has decided to publish a Special Issue devoted to recent achievements in and perspectives on Functional Colloids for Advanced Nanomaterials and Composites: From Theory to Applications.

This subject is vast and generous, and a provisional list of topics, which is neither exhaustive nor restrictive, includes surfactants, liposomes, emulsions, microemulsions and nanoemulsions, nanoparticles, monolayers and multilayers, lyotropic liquid crystals, polymer–surfactant systems, and green chemistry.

Additionally, we welcome studies that describe applications in industry, biology, medicine, environmental protection, the conservation of artwork and historical heritage, enhanced oil recovery, or alternative fuels and novel energy sources, ores and raw materials, metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles, etc.

The Special Issue aims to present a collection of papers on the state-of-the-art in and perspectives on the field of functional colloids and their applications. We encourage the submission of works on nanomaterials, advanced composites, and related topics. Original research papers, short communications, and review articles will be published.

Dr. Dan-Florin Anghel
Assoc. Prof. Ludmila Otilia Cinteza
Guest Editors

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. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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