Multidiagnostic setup for the characterization of confined water with dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)

Confinement of water molecules in nanoporous materials results in an aqueous phase with different properties than bulk water due to several interactions with the pore walls. In this research, the role of nano-confined water structures in cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications, and in energy storage applications, i.e. in the form of clathrate hydrates, is characterized by means of newly developed NMR and XRD methodologies.