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Well-Known Chemistry, an Open Door of New Features and Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 6121

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School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay TECH, Urcuqui 100119, Ecuador
Interests: a broad range of topics in synthetic bioorganic chemistry and nanobioscience; organic synthesis focused on the solid phase synthesis of small organic molecules and peptides; greener synthetic approaches to biologically active chemical entities; study of some organic systems under unconventional energies (microwave and ultrasound irradiation); conjugation techniques; antibody drug conjugates as drug delivery systems

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School of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay TECH
Interests: studies of protein interactions using phage display technology and the development of pharmaceutical products from drug design to clinical trials

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Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: studies of protein–protein interactions mediated by small binding domains and interactions of nanostructures with developmental organisms

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

For a long time, scientists have worked to generate new knowledge. In chemistry, this results in the tireless search for new targets and drugs, the development of new functional materials based on novel structures, and the generation of interesting nanostructures with select properties, among others. However, in recent years, several research groups have turned their focus into digging out past or well-established knowledge and turning it into new solutions that tackle more contemporary problems. Well-known chemistry is now recycled to create innovative novel uses, bringing new life to old reactions or compounds.

Thus, this Special Issue aims to compile research related to the use of well-known chemistry to solve new problems in fields as broad as drug design, chemical biology, and materials, among others related to chemistry. In addition, it will review the bibliography regarding those reactions or compounds that have been recycled for new purposes.

Prof. Dr. Hortensia Rodriguez
Prof. Dr. Nelson Santiago Vispo
Prof. Dr. Luciana Dente
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Keywords

  • Chemical reactions
  • Drug design
  • Chemical biology
  • Functional materials
  • Nanochemistry

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Microbiologically Induced Carbonate Precipitation in the Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Materials
by Erick Ortega-Villamagua, Marco Gudiño-Gomezjurado and Alex Palma-Cando
Molecules 2020, 25(23), 5499; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235499 - 24 Nov 2020
Cited by 51 | Viewed by 5453
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Microbiologically induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a well-known biogeochemical process that allows the formation of calcium carbonate deposits in the extracellular environment. The high concentration of carbonate and calcium ions on the bacterial surface, which serves as nucleation sites, promotes the calcium carbonate [...] Read more.
Microbiologically induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a well-known biogeochemical process that allows the formation of calcium carbonate deposits in the extracellular environment. The high concentration of carbonate and calcium ions on the bacterial surface, which serves as nucleation sites, promotes the calcium carbonate precipitation filling and binding deteriorated materials. Historic buildings and artwork, especially those present in open sites, are susceptible to enhanced weathering resulting from environmental agents, interaction with physical-chemical pollutants, and living organisms, among others. In this work, some published variations of a novel and ecological surface treatment of heritage structures based on MICP are presented and compared. This method has shown to be successful as a restoration, consolidation, and conservation tool for improvement of mechanical properties and prevention of unwanted gas and fluid migration from historical materials. The treatment has revealed best results on porous media matrixes; nevertheless, it can also be applied on soil, marble, concrete, clay, rocks, and limestone. MICP is proposed as a potentially safe and powerful procedure for efficient conservation of worldwide heritage structures. Full article
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