Editorial: Antimicrobial Nanostructured Polymeric Materials and Nanocomposites

Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials: From Superlattices to Nanocomposites

Energy transport in nanostructures differs significantly from macrostructures because of classical and quantum size effects on energy carriers. Experimental results show that the thermal conductivity values of nanostructures such as superlattices are significantly lower than that of their bulk constituent materials. The reduction in thermal conductivity led to a large increase in the thermoelec...

Nanostructured Polymeric Materials for Hydrogen Storage

Editorial: Non-polysaccharide Plant Polymeric Materials

Plastics are everywhere. Their unique combination of properties (lightweight, durability, wide range of mechanical properties, different degrees of hydrophobicity, processability, etc.), as well as the low cost in comparison with materials of similar characteristics, has allowed an impressive development of such macromolecules. Moreover, the ease of change of plastic's features by small chemica...

C60-containing nanostructured polymeric materials with potential biomedical applications

Star-shaped polymers with a fullerene (C60) core and an unexpanded structure were successfully prepared by reaction of C60 with amino end-capped polyesters HxC60(NHPCLn)x and polyethers HxC60(NHPEGn)x, respectively. Upon irradiation of these C60-derivatives, a large amount of singlet oxygen was released. Compared to previously synthesized star-shaped azafulleroids with an expanded structure, th...

Antimicrobial Bamboo Materials Functionalized with ZnO and Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

Bamboo materials with improved antibacterial performance based on ZnO and graphene oxide (GO) were fabricated by vacuum impregnation and hydrothermal strategies. The Zn2+ ions and GO nanosheets were firstly infiltrated into the bamboo structure, followed by dehydration and crystallization upon hydrothermal treatment, leading to the formation of ZnO/GO nanocomposites anchored in the bulk bamboo....