Design of Micro- and Nanoparticles: Self-Assembly and Application

Dear Colleagues,

Micro/nanoparticles (M&NPs) have attracted researchers’ interest due to their unique chemical and physical properties. Recent advances in the synthesis of M&NPs (metallic, metal oxide, silica, polymeric, lipid-based, supramolecular, colloidal, and carbon-based M&NPs) have offered exciting opportunities for many applications, such as catalysis, plasmonics, sensors, magnetism, drug delivery, and nanomedicine. The use of self-assembly for the synthesis or modification of M&NPs provides unlimited possibilities for designing nanomaterials with desired properties.

This Special Issue of Nanomaterials “Design of Micro- and Nanoparticles: Self-Assembly and Application”, aims at collecting articles or reviews that highlight synthesis, modification, properties, and applications in various areas related to M&NPs. We would like to invite scientists of diverse backgrounds (material science, organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and biology) to contribute their works to this Special Issue.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following topics:

• The synthesis and application of micro/nanoparticles based on self-assembly
• Micro/nanoparticles surface functionalization
• Micro/nanoparticles interaction with biomolecules
• Design of novel hybrid organic-inorganic micro/nanoparticles
• The role of micro/nanoparticles in molecular recognition
• The studies of the biological activity and toxicity of micro/nanoparticles

Prof. Dr. Ivan Stoikov
Dr. Pavel Padnya
Guest Editors

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