Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Surface Properties

Surface properties are the physical and chemical characteristics of a material at its boundary or interface with another phase, such as where a solid meets a gas, liquid, or another solid. Because atoms and molecules at a surface experience a different environment from those in the bulk, surfaces exhibit distinctive…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 111× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2377-2549

Overview

Surface properties are the physical and chemical characteristics of a material at its boundary or interface with another phase, such as where a solid meets a gas, liquid, or another solid. Because atoms and molecules at a surface experience a different environment from those in the bulk, surfaces exhibit distinctive behaviors that govern phenomena including adsorption, wetting, adhesion, catalysis, friction, and corrosion. Key surface properties include surface energy and tension, roughness and topography, charge and chemical functionality, and reactivity, all of which strongly influence how a material interacts with its surroundings. Understanding and controlling surface properties is central to many fields, from catalysis and electrochemistry to coatings, biomaterials, and nanotechnology, where performance often depends more on the surface than on the interior of a material. Surface science uses spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermodynamic techniques to characterize these features and to engineer them for specific applications. Research relevant to this topic, within the scope of New Developments in Chemistry, includes work in which gold nanorods with different surface properties were used to deliver gene-silencing agents to neuronal cells, illustrating how tailoring the surface of nanoscale materials affects their function, alongside related studies of material adhesion and physicochemical characterization. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to surface properties and their role across chemistry, materials, and nanoscience.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 111 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Surface Properties, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of New Developments in Chemistry (ISSN 2377-2549).

Journal editorial board
Zhe-Sheng Chen · United States Abel Jose de Sousa Costa Vieira · Portugal Amirhassan Amiri · Iran, Islamic Republic of

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