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Colloidal adsorption in planar polymeric brushes
Polymer brushes interact with colloids and adsorb them. Replacing colloids with monomers in poor solvent, we develop an analytical theory for diblock copolymer brushes and remap the system to a blob model that allows for scaling predictions.
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Anisotropic functionalized platelets: percolation, porosity and network properties
Anisotropic functionalized platelets are able to model the assembly behaviour of molecular systems in two-dimensions thanks to the unique combination of steric and bonding constraints.
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Hybrid AuNPs-3MPS-MTX nanosystem and its evaluation for treating cervical cancer and melanoma
This research presents an evaluation of a hybrid material based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), stabilized with the thiol 3-mercapto-propanesulfonate (3MPS) and loaded with the methotrexate drug (MTX).
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Microwave synthesis of antimony oxide graphene nanoparticles – a new electrode material for supercapacitors
For the first time, antimony oxide nanoparticles were produced using a microwave technique and evaluated as a supercapacitor electrode.
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Copper(I) as a reducing agent for the synthesis of bimetallic PtCu catalytic nanoparticles
This work investigates the potential utilization of Cu(I) as a reducing agent for the transformation of the platinum salt K2PtCl4, resulting in the production of stable nanoparticles.
About this collection
Guest Edited by Professor Chiara Battocchio (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy), Professor Ilaria Fratoddi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), and Professor Barbara Capone (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy).
In the last decades, a considerable effort has been focused on nanostructured materials, trying to find the correlation between structure and unexpected characteristics, which otherwise would not be possible at longer scales. Nanostructured materials possess unique and widely tunable physicochemical properties, enabling unconventional applications to be achieved, ranging from nanomedicine, environmental science, catalysis to optoelectronics and energy conversion. The design, synthesis and functionalization methods of nanostructured materials are oriented to a smart tailoring of the morpho-structural properties with the aim of improving their processability and applicability. However, the “perfect” material suitable for each application, requires precise control on the molecular and electronic structure as well as of the morphology of the nanomaterial.
This collection focuses on the design, synthesis and advanced characterizations of functional nanostructured materials, e.g. metal, metal oxides, and hybrid nanoparticles by means of state-of-the-art spectroscopic and imaging techniques.