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This book focuses on recent advances in the synthesis of nanoparticles, their characterization, and their applications in different fields such as catalysis, photonics, magnetism, and nanomedicine. Nanoparticles receive a large share of the worldwide research activity in contemporary materials science. This is witnessed by the number of scientific papers with ""nanoparticle"" as a keyword, increasing linearly in the last 10 years from about 16,000 in 2009 to about 50,000 in 2019. This impressive widespread interest stems from the basic science of nanoparticles, which constitute a bridge between the molecular and the bulk worlds, as well as from their technological applications. The preparation of nanoparticles is a crossroad of materials science where chemists, physicists, engineers, and even biologists frequently meet, leading to a continuous improvement of existing techniques and to the invention of new methods. The reader interested in nanoparticles synthesis and properties will here find a valuable selection of scientific cases that cannot cover all methods and applications relevant to the field, but still provide an updated overview on the fervent research activity focused on nanoparticles.

silicon quantum dots --- nanocomposites --- finite element method --- nanoparticles --- non-aqueous solvent controlled sol-gel route --- Au-Fe alloy --- isomalto-oligosaccharide --- cytotoxic activity --- gas phase condensation --- synergistic effect --- alloys --- metal oxides --- egg white protein --- nanoparticle --- submicrometre spherical particles --- emulsifying property --- Ligustrum ovalifolium L. --- A375 cells --- core-shell particles --- physical adsorption --- pulse laser deposition --- ovarian carcinoma cells --- mobility --- FePt alloy --- reaction control --- titanium --- PLD --- ceria --- cobalt --- hot spot --- graphene --- thermal aggregation --- phase separation --- one-pot hydrothermal method --- super-luminescent diode --- electron microscopy --- synthesis --- InPBi --- laser wavelength --- hierarchical structure --- emission spectrum --- zeta potential --- glycation --- La-Na co-doped TiO2 --- plasmonic coupling --- silver nanoparticles --- blue --- catalytic activity --- magnetic phase --- photothermal therapy --- quantum dot --- iron --- gold nanorods --- methylene --- phytosynthesis --- laser melting in liquid

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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue “Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Liquids and Crystals” that was published in Entropy (MDPI). The articles collected in the book deal with some topical trends in the statistical physics of condensed-matter systems. Such contributions provide an indication of the variety of problems that can arise in the study of strongly correlated particles, giving at the same time a representative account of the methods employed in this widespread field of research.

Research & information: general --- equation of state --- hard hyperspheres --- fluid mixtures --- entropy generation rate --- thermal plume --- mixed boundary conditions --- heat transfer --- entropy multiparticle correlation expansion --- one- and two-body density functions --- one- and two-body entropy --- core-shell particles --- liquid interfaces --- triangular lattice --- thermodynamics --- ground states --- structure --- line tension --- phase coexistence --- competing interaction --- fluctuations --- ultracold quantum gases --- quantum phase transitions --- decoupling approximation --- spherical boundary conditions --- quantum triplets --- path integral Monte Carlo --- closures --- quantum hard spheres --- fluid–solid transition --- FCC solid --- cI16 solid --- nanodroplet aerosols --- the effective Hamiltonian --- surface energy --- atom–nanodroplet interaction energy --- interaction energy of two nanodroplets --- size dependence --- adhesion energy of a molecular complex and a liquid nanodroplet --- molecular self-assembly --- amphiphilic aggregates --- n/a --- fluid-solid transition --- atom-nanodroplet interaction energy

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This book is based on the Special Issue of the journal Molecules on “Smart and Functional Polymers”. The collected research and review articles focus on the synthesis and characterization of advanced functional polymers, polymers with specific structures and performances, current improvements in advanced polymer-based materials for various applications, and the opportunities and challenges in the future. The topics cover the emerging synthesis and characterization technology of smart polymers, core?shell structure polymers, stimuli-responsive polymers, anhydrous electrorheological materials fabricated from conducting polymers, reversible polymerization systems, and biomedical polymers for drug delivery and disease theranostics. In summary, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest synthesis approaches, representative structures and performances, and various applications of smart and functional polymers. It will serve as a useful reference for all researchers and readers interested in polymer sciences and technologies.

polymerization or post-polymerization modification methods --- chitosan --- diabetes therapy --- electronics --- molecular sieve --- antitumor --- chemical activation --- shape memory polymers --- chemotherapy --- poly(methacrylamide)s --- amphiphilic copolymer --- Vitamin E --- controlled polymerization --- composite --- fluoropolymers --- polymers for fabrication --- synergistic effect --- glucose sensitivity --- self-healing polymers --- emulsion polymerization --- electrorheological --- hydrogels --- polymers for water or effluent treatment --- core–shell structure --- hearing loss --- polymers for information storage --- polymers for sensing --- smart fluid --- saffron --- CO2 --- gel --- phase change --- perfluoroaryl azides --- chemical resistance --- gentamicin --- amphiphilicity --- controlled drug delivery --- paclitaxel --- nucleic acid delivery --- reversible polymerization --- polyether imidazole ionic liquid --- nanomedicine --- polymers for industrial catalysis --- polyvinyl alcohol --- tumor imaging --- endophytic exopolysaccharide --- particle processing --- and tissue engineering --- cochlear hair cell --- drug delivery --- melt-shear organization --- separation --- polyaniline --- castor oil --- polycaprolactone-diol --- pH responsive polymers --- fine-tuning --- heterogeneous catalysis --- sustainable polymers --- administration routes --- co-delivery systems --- hydrolyzable polyurea --- degradability --- and purification --- imaging --- post-polymerization functionalization --- core/shell particles --- polymer-based supramolecular chemistry --- polyamino acids --- catalyst --- cancer chemotherapy --- biomedical devices --- antidiabetic --- functional polymers used in food science --- viscoelastic --- multi-drug resistance --- stimuli-sensitive polymers --- polymeric nanoparticles --- diverse therapeutic areas --- glutaraldehyde --- renewable polymer materials used for agriculture --- solvent responsiveness --- phenylboronic acid --- Glycopolymer --- polymerization dispersion method --- functional polymers for diagnosis --- conducting polymer --- stimuli-responsive polymers --- versatile platform --- phase transition --- pH responsive --- core-shell nanoparticles --- clinical translation --- rare earth upconversion nanoparticles --- hydrophobic drug delivery --- breast cancer --- targeted drug delivery --- polyurethanes --- ?-NaYF4 --- and antimicrobial activity) --- micelle --- hydrophobicity --- polymer-based medical devices --- Staudinger reaction --- polymers with biological activity (e.g. --- albumin --- drug release --- and energy conversion --- applications