Water Dynamics at the Solid–Liquid Interface to Unveil the Textural Features of Synthetic Nanosponges
Paolo Lo Meo, Federico Mundo, Samuele Terranova, Pellegrino Conte, Delia Francesca Chillura Martino
Abstract
H nuclei, as well as the one of the mobile protons belonging to the skeletal hydroxyl groups and the water molecules. The results acquired for the wet samples accounted for the molecular mobility of water molecules within the channels of the nanosponge network, leading back to the possible pore size distribution. Owing to the intrinsic difficulties involved in a quantitative assessment of the textural properties, in the present study we alternatively propose an extension to nanosponges of the concept of "connectivity", which has been already employed to discuss the properties of soils.
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MoleculeMolecular dynamicsChemical physicsChemical engineeringMaterials scienceChemistrySoil waterBiological systemNanotechnologySoil scienceGeologyComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyEngineeringNMR spectroscopy and applicationsMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems