Molecular designing of nanoparticles and functional materials

Abstract

The interdisciplinary research team implemented the program titled “Molecular designing of nanoparticles with controlled morphological and physicochemical characteristics and functional materials based on them” (MODENAFUNA), between 2011 and 2016, gaining new knowledge signific-ant to the further improvement of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. It gathered under its umbrella six main interrelated topics pertaining to the design and control of morphological and physicochemical properties of nanoparticles and functional material based on them using new methods of synthesis and processing: 1) inorganic nanoparticles, 2) cathode materials for lithium-ion bat-teries, 3) functional ceramics with improved electrical and optical properties, 4) full density nanostructured calcium phosphate and functionally-graded mat-erials, 5) nano-calcium phosphate in bone tissue engineering and 6) biodegrad-able micro- and nano-particles for the controlled delivery of medicaments.