Frontiers of Synthesis: Characterization and Application of Nanoporous Materials

Call for Papers

Nanoporous materials with novel properties (e.g., tunable pore size and wall composition, high surface area, unique pore structures, etc.) create tremendous opportunities for their important applications in various fields such as catalysis, drug delivery, sensor, ion exchange, separation, biological molecular isolation, and purifications. Since the discovery of MCM-41nanoporous silica in 1991, the synthesis and development of nanostructured materials with tunable pore size at nanoscale have attracted worldwide interests and rapidly expanded to various metal oxides, polymers, organosilicas, metal-organic frameworks (MOF), and organic-inorganic composite materials with many emerging new applications.

With the rapid advance in the research and development of nanoporous materials, this special issue of Journal of Nanomaterials is dedicated to reflect the frontlines of their synthesis, characterization and application. We cordially invite investigators to contribute their original research articles or reviews on the progress of the following topics. Potential topics include, but not limited to:

• Novel routes/methods to synthesize nanoporous materials with unique chemical composition, pore structure, or properties
• Surface modification to achieve desired unique properties
• Advanced characterization techniques
• Novel nanoporous materials for catalysis, drug delivery, energy conversion and storage, green chemistry, and biomimetic application
• Nanoparticles and nanofibers integrated with nanoporous structures
• Cost-effective large scale production and handling with objective to industrial application
• Modeling and study of reaction mechanism in nanoporous structure

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• Shoucang Shen, Department of Crystallization and Particle Science, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency of Science Technology and Research (A-STAR), Jurong Island, Singapore 627833

Guest Editors

• Fengxi Chen, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Hubei, Wuhan 430073, China
• Xiaoyin Chen, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
• Zhi Ping Xu, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
• Michael Z. Hu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA