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Nanochemistry for Electronics, Healthcare and Environmental Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 2982

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Interests: gas sensors; MOS-gas sensors; chemoresistive gas sensors; MEMS; nanomaterials; semiconductors; thin films; printing; CVD; ZnO; MXene

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Dear Сolleagues,

In the post-COVID era, healthcare issues, environmental protection and infrastructural development are receiving increased attention from the global audience. Many international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization and the European Environment Agency, in their roadmaps, emphasize a great need for advanced technologies aimed at increasing the quality of life. These initiatives are already reflected in the governmental strategies of several countries.

This special issue focuses on the recent advances in nanochemistry, nanotechnology and materials chemistry as well as on the development of new compounds and materials, including hybrid and composite materials, for electronics, healthcare and environmental protection.

Scholars are invited to share their studies and submit original papers (research articles and reviews), including (but not limited to) the following topics:

  • Nanochemistry solutions in advanced electronic technologies and devices: nanomaterials and hybrid materials for flexible and wearable electronics; semiconductor nanomaterials for sensing application; carbon nanomaterials for electronics and optoelectronics.
  • Diagnostics and treatment of socially significant diseases: advanced biocompatible materials and bioactive compounds for nanomedicine, targeted drug delivery; theranostics; bio-imaging; biosensors.
  • Advanced processes, materials and devices for environmental protection: green chemistry; electro-, photo- and thermocatalysts for water splitting, CO2 conversion, N2 electroreduction, H2 evolution, etc.; alternative energy (photovoltaics, hydrogen, etc.).

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Ivanov
Dr. Artem S. Mokrushin
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Keywords

  • nanochemistry
  • nanotechnology
  • nanomaterials
  • composites
  • healthcare
  • environmental
  • sensors
  • biosensors
  • nanomedicine
  • drug delivery
  • theranostics
  • green chemistry
  • catalysis
  • alternative energy
  • photovoltaics

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Composite “Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol-Magnetite” as a Stimuli-Responsive Matrix for Optical Methods
by Ivan S. Shchemelev, Alexander V. Ivanov and Nikolay B. Ferapontov
Molecules 2024, 29(12), 2794; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29122794 - 12 Jun 2024
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The preparation and application of the composite material “crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol—magnetite” as a sensitive matrix for use in digital colorimetry and optical micrometry methods are discussed. The material was synthesized in the form of spherical granules (for micrometry) and thin films (for digital [...] Read more.
The preparation and application of the composite material “crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol—magnetite” as a sensitive matrix for use in digital colorimetry and optical micrometry methods are discussed. The material was synthesized in the form of spherical granules (for micrometry) and thin films (for digital colorimetry). The obtained composites were characterized by the registration of magnetization curves. It was shown that the amount of grown Fe3O4 particles in the polymer gel is in linear dependence with the iron salt concentrations in the impregnating solutions. The composite granules were applied to determining monosaccharides using optical micrometry. The optimal pH value for the total amount of monosaccharides’ determination was 8.6. The study of the analytical response of composite granules and films performed with a low limit of detection (7.9 mmol/dm3) of both glucose and fructose and a possibility of the control of high alcohol contention in water media. The granules were used to determine the total carbohydrate content in samples of natural honey and syrups with high fructose contents, while the films were used to control the alcohol content in hand antiseptics. The results obtained are in good agreement with the data provided by the manufacturers. Full article
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Synthesis, Structure, Biological Activity, and Luminescence Properties of a “Butterfly”-Type Silver Cluster with 3-Benzyl-4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-thiol
by Dmitriy S. Yambulatov, Irina A. Lutsenko, Dmitry E. Baravikov, Fedor M. Dolgushin, Tatiana V. Astaf’eva, Olga B. Bekker, Lusik G. Nersisyan, Melanya A. Samvelyan, Tariel V. Ghochikyan, Mikhail A. Kiskin, Igor L. Eremenko and Vladimir K. Ivanov
Molecules 2024, 29(1), 105; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29010105 - 23 Dec 2023
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A new silver(I) cluster [Ag8L4(Py)(Pype)]·4Py·11H2O (I) with 3-benzyl-4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-thiol (L) was synthesized via the direct reaction of AgNO3 and L in MeOH, followed by recrystallization from a pyridine–piperidine mixture. The compound I was isolated in [...] Read more.
A new silver(I) cluster [Ag8L4(Py)(Pype)]·4Py·11H2O (I) with 3-benzyl-4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-thiol (L) was synthesized via the direct reaction of AgNO3 and L in MeOH, followed by recrystallization from a pyridine–piperidine mixture. The compound I was isolated in a monocrystal form and its crystal structure was determined via single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex forms a “butterfly” cluster with triazol-5-thioles. The purity of the silver complex and its stability in the solution was confirmed via NMR analysis. Excitation and emission of the free ligand and its silver complex were studied at room temperature for solid samples. The in vitro biological activity of the free ligand and its complex was studied in relation to the non-pathogenic Mycolicibacterium smegmatis strain. Complexation of the free ligand with silver increases the biological activity of the former by almost twenty times. For the newly obtained silver cluster, a bactericidal effect was established. Full article
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