Design, Preparation, and Applications of Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites Containing Polymers
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hybrid films; polymers; nanoparticles; hydrophobic coatings; electrochemical deposition; sol-gel process
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Dear Colleagues,
Hybrid nanocomposites containing polymers have played an important role in diverse areas such as catalysis, drug delivery, electronics, microelectronics, magnetics, electrochemistry, optics, biomedicine, environment, energy, capacitors, etc. Proper selection of the polymer and the inorganic fillers (oxides, metals, sulphides, etc.), the right combination and composition of surfactants, and the synthesis routes and conditions can allow the versatile engineering of composites with tailored properties, i.e., mechanical, chemical, electronic, separation capacity, catalysis, sensing capability, thermal, optical, and magnetic, appropriate for technological applications. The most commonly used methods for preparing hybrid nanocomposites are chemical vapour deposition, chemical etching, and sol–gel process. These methods involve the mixing of precursors with a non-reactive solvent and the monomer/polymer.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the progress being made in the development of inorganic/polymer nanocomposites, the impacts of the use of polymers on the hybrid nanocomposites structure, the effect on composition/structure/property relationships, and their targeted applications.
We invite researchers to contribute research/review/short communication articles covering (but not limited to) the following topics:
- Organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposites design and synthesis;
- Synthesis and characterisation of polymer nanocomposites;
- Polymer–ceramic hybrid nanocomposites;
- Advanced applications of polymer-based hybrid nanocomposites for development of batteries, integral capacitors, supercapacitors, memory devices, fuel cells, solar energy applications, etc.;
- New methods for the preparation of self-cleaning polymer surfaces in fields such as antifouling, non-icing or ice-repellent surfaces, and self-cleaning coatings.
Dr. Simona Căprărescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced nanocomposites
- nano-hybrids
- polymer composites
- innovative methods
- multifunctional coatings
- characterisation
- applications
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